Trump defies federal court, sends 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon: On their way there now
President Trump on Sunday deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon defying a federal order blocking the move – as Golden State Gov.Gavin Newsom vowed to sue in response. “After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon,” Newson said in a post on X, later calling the order “un-American.”“They are on their way there now. We are taking this fight back to court.
The public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the President of the United States.”Newsom’s fiery threat comes hours after a federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration from sending 200 Oregon National Guard troops to the “war ravaged” city that has been under siege by anti-ICE agitators for more than 100 straight days.Last week, the commander in chief ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to unleash “all necessary troops” to Portland and use “full force” to protect immigration authorities from “domestic terrorists.” Oregon immediately sued to block the president from deploying the troops. US District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump nominee, ruled Saturday that deploying active-duty troops to Portland would not only violate the US Constitution but defy federal law barring military involvement in domestic law enforcement. She also said that Trump’s order did not reflect the reality of the protests taking place at the immigration processing facility in south Portland.“Overall, the protests were small and uneventful,” she wrote in her ruling. “The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts.”The temporary restraining order stopping Trump from mobilizing troops expires Oct.18.Newsom – who has spent months trolling the president on social media – blasted the rogue move as a blatant power grab. “His deployment of the California National Guard to Oreg...