Portland, Oregon – Portland, raw (AP) –
President Donald Trump He said on Saturday that he would send forces To Portland“Delegate full power, if necessary” to deal with “local terrorists” because it expands publishing operations to more American cities.
Democratic governor of Oregon, Tina Cotik, responded by saying that Trump misuse his authority by requesting the forces to a city that he said was “fine” on its own. It was joined by police and police leaders and their other actions who said all the soldiers are not necessary and that Trump provides a false image of the city.
Trump issued his announcement on social media, and he wrote that he was directing the Ministry of Defense to “provide all the forces needed to protect the war, which experienced Portland.” Trump said that the decision was necessary to protect American migration and customs enforcement facilities, which he claimed to be “under the siege of the attack by Antifa, and other local terrorists.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for details about Trump’s advertisement, such as the schedule of publication or the forces to participate.
At a press conference in the afternoon, Cotik said that she immediately informed the Minister of Internal Security Security Minister Christie Naim earlier in the day that there was no need for forces and believed that he had no power to deploy the army there.
“We can manage our local public safety needs. There is no rebellion. There is no threat to national security,” Kotik told reporters.
The ruler said that she “tried to understand his area” during his conversation and his response was fair, “Let’s continue to talk.”
“This is an American city. We do not need any intervention,” Mayor Keith Wilson said at the press conference. “This is not a military target.”
Cotik said the president did not give a timetable to reach the forces. She said that she told him that the National Guard in Oregon is unnecessary and does not plan to call him.
But Trump, however, was previously deployed by guard soldiers and the active service in Los Angeles, although California Governor Gavin New Roosom opposed it. Federal government Appeal of the judge’s ruling Trump’s use of the guard was illegal.
Cotik urged the audience to maintain calm, saying that any kind of damage to property or violence will not be tolerated.
“Let’s not take the taste,” she said. “Let’s not respond to what the president is trying to do.”
Earlier on Saturday, there was no sign of any federal presence in the city center, where people ran along the Williamite River, relaxing by a Riverid fountain or bicycles riding on a sunny day.
“Where is the emergency?” The resident, Allen Shamrter, asked, 72, who said he was “disgusted” about the president’s decision.
Another, John McKinnor, 74, was called Trump “ridiculous”. He pointed out that he was taking a “leisurely picnic” along the river on a quiet sun.
“This place is not a city out of control,” he said. “It is just a beautiful place.”
Trump previously threatened to send the National Guard to Chicago, but it has not yet extended. It is expected to be published in Memphis, Tennessee soon and will include Only 150 soldiersMuch less than it has been sent to Colombia Province To suppress Trump for crime or to Los Angeles In response to the immigration protests that turned into violence with the arrival of the forces.
In Memphis, about 80 to 100 people went to a square in front of the city hall to protest the expected arrival of the goalkeeper and more than ten federal law enforcement agencies, from migration to drug enforcement.
The demonstrators kept signs with messages such as “Resources, not Labor Teams” and “MEMPHIS, which does not need any profession, and Memphis does not need any government control” – a play on the song “Pink Floyd” Brick in the Wall “.
Speakers have already said that instead of federal forces and agents, Memphis needs more funding for education and preventing crime, youth and hospitals. Origon state officials made similar comments.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Bernil said the Ministry of Defense will provide information and updates when it is available.
“We are ready to mobilize American military personnel to support the operations of the National Security Ministry of Portland towards the president,” said Barnell.
“No official requests were received at this time” to support the guards. He added: “Any requests must be coordinated through the ruler’s office.”
The Congress delegation in the state of Oregon, with the exception of Representative Republican Cleef Pentiz, called for the Trump administration to keep the agents and federal forces outside Portland.
“This monochromatic procedure represents the abuse of the executive authority, seeks to incite violence, and undermines the balance of constitutional powers between the federal government and the states,” Democrats. He wrote in a letter To Trump, Defense Minister Beit Higseth and Nayyem.
Portland, 636,000, was a site Long -term and sometimes violence Racist justice protests after the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police in 2020. The Trump administration sent hundreds of agents, including the American Border Patrol, for the declared purpose of protecting the federal court and other federal property from sabotage.
Modern demonstrations were more complete and focused on the area around the ice building. It is located outside the city center, which was the heart of the 2020 protests. Its main entrance and ground floor windows were rode and were previously marked with writing on the walls.
Some federal agents were injured and many demonstrators were charged with assault. Some demonstrators also say they were injured. When the demonstrators set up the guillotine of the pillar earlier this month, the Ministry of Internal Security described it as “unlimited behavior.”
Police chief Bob Day said at the press conference that his agency does not participate in the immigration application. He then said that federal protection services are responsible for the ice building and that the police will only interfere against sabotage or criminal activity in the surrounding area.
The city said this month that it will work Issuing a notice of violation of land use To the ice building because it was used to hold people overnight or more than 12 hours – violations of the consent of the use of conditional lands. DHS said that the detainees are briefly treated before sending it to other detention facilities.
Portland is one of the alleged number of cities of the Haram. There is no strict definition of The cities of the HaramBut the term generally describes places that limit cooperation with ice.
City groups and officials have sought to shed light on the downtown area recovery since 2020.
It was reported that this summer was the most crowded for pedestrian movement since before the epidemic, and the comprehensive violent crime from January to June decreased by 17 % compared to the same period in 2024. The city center witnessed a decrease in the homeless camps.
Since September 10 The assassination of conservative activist Charlie KerkTrump escalated Efforts to confront What he calls the “radical left”, which he blames for political violence.
“We will go there and do a large number of these people in Portland,” Trump said on Thursday at the Oval Office. These people called “professional instigators and anarchists.”
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Mujerian mentioned from Washington. The Associated Press Konstantin Torbin in Washington, Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee, and Steve Carnovsky in Minneapolis.