Overview

• Trump posted on Truth Social that he instructed Secretary Pete Hegseth, at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s request, to provide all troops necessary for Portland.
• The White House and Pentagon have not detailed timing, units, or whether forces will be National Guard or active-duty, according to a U.S. defense official.
• Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said no assistance was requested and described the city as calm with no national security threat.
• The announcement follows a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas; FBI Director Kash Patel shared a photo of ammunition marked “ANTI-ICE” found at the scene.
• The move extends recent federal deployments to Democratic-run cities and follows Trump’s designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist group, with legal limits such as the Posse Comitatus Act drawing scrutiny and DHS claims of organized, funded protests lacking presented evidence.