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Portland ‘Emergency’ Naked Bike Ride Planned to Protest Trump’s National Guard Deployment

Oregon leaders have taken the dispute to federal court, leaving the timing of any Guard presence in the city in doubt.

Cyclists pour into the streets of Portland for the 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride June 7, 2014. Thousands of bicyclists, many of them stark naked, poured into the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday night for the event, a protest that promotes bike riding as an alternative to driving cars.
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Overview

  • An offshoot of Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride announced an “Emergency” protest ride on Instagram in response to the federalized Guard deployment.
  • The original World Naked Bike Ride organization said it supports the protest tradition, though it is not running the event.
  • President Donald Trump directed federal protection of Portland facilities, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service.
  • Oregon and Portland officials filed a federal lawsuit calling the move “patently unlawful,” and Attorney General Dan Rayfield sought a temporary restraining order.
  • The Oregon Military Department initially said troops could arrive as early as Thursday before indicating the timeline may slip, and reporting questioned Trump’s claim that Guard forces were already in the city.