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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums****BREAKING**** Trump deploys troops to invade Portland, authorizing 'full force' if necessary
Trump said in a social media post that he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide troops to what he dubbed War ravaged Portland.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/27/trump-military-portland-ice/


leftstreet
(37,369 posts)He should stick to releasing files on deceased aviators
DemocratSinceBirth
(101,305 posts)He should stick to releasing files on long deceased aviators
leftstreet
(37,369 posts)Be Leave On
(327 posts)He should release files on deceased (and still living) sexual predators.
D. Spaulding
(399 posts)Where is the outrage from anyone else in the government.
DemocratSinceBirth
(101,305 posts)Ocelot II
(127,423 posts)No, the mayor is a White guy, but he's a Democrat, so that might be enough.
sinkingfeeling
(56,431 posts)newdeal2
(4,205 posts)Doubtful otherwise.
edhopper
(36,650 posts)I thought he'd really wants to be Hitler.
riversedge
(77,943 posts)NOPE--sadly, it would not!!
Trump is a dangerous man with all the power he has taken from Congress, who allows and GIVEN to him by USSC!! VERY DANGEROUS
hamsterjill
(16,590 posts)Problem is, I wasn't surprised.
tinrobot
(11,785 posts)Portland is lovely this time of year.
And no, the city is not a war zone.
Ocelot II
(127,423 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,150 posts)Yknow.
Like they do in Finland.
D. Spaulding
(399 posts)We're finally on our own.
indusurb
(266 posts)And then use that as an excuse to occupy all the blue cities.
GoCubsGo
(34,373 posts)The outcome will be the same, if he doesn't TACO. Which I'm betting he will. What's that saying about repeating the same thing over and over, and expecting different results?
orangecrush
(26,801 posts)GoCubsGo
(34,373 posts)Hopefully, Portland and Oregon's governor will respond the same way as Gov. Pritzker and Chicago did, and we can watch that demented, orange motherfucker fold like a cheap suit. Again.
NCDem47
(3,067 posts)Put your big pants on. Don't waste another minute. Show them they will not be welcome or accomodated.
I hate they need to waste time on this, but their city and democarcy is on the line. STAND UP TO THAT F'N BULLY.
Hekate
(99,586 posts)
anything happens?
Portland OR performed heroically and creatively the last time Trump sent troops. This time he is threatening to send military troops in to shoot to kill. What is your sage advice in this instance?
rubbersole
(10,604 posts)ReRe
(12,029 posts)You know how the country came unglued last week with the Jimmy Kimmel/Free Speech issue. The people stood up. And if anyone is harmed (shot) by the military or Nat'l Guard in Portland, I don't want to think of what might happen. The reaction of the American people will NOT be positive. Am going to go look up Portland TV Stations/radio stations/newspapers to check every day.
Ping Tung
(3,708 posts)Shoo Fly would love to have 10 acre ballroom installed.
Hekate
(99,586 posts)JCMach1
(28,993 posts)Demsrule86
(71,235 posts)tactic. And the economy will be really bad by the midterm...maybe depression bad.
JCMach1
(28,993 posts)Even the techno fascists are millenarians.
They don't care if it is self-inflicted prophecy.
We have to understand that on the left. They 100% DO NOT care the damage they might do.
flashman13
(1,531 posts)Sneederbunk
(16,825 posts)ashredux
(2,772 posts)The National Guard is not full of manga nuts, Im sure there are a few, but they do not want to be deployed from their jobs and their families to do this kind of work.
underpants
(193,215 posts)They will of course but griping is a part of the Arny when I was in it.
Their employees can pay them but arent required to.
Active Duty Pay Scales: During federal activation, the Guardsman receives their pay according to the active duty pay charts, not the part-time drill pay they receive during regular training.
Pay Components: In addition to base pay, activated Guardsmen often receive allowances such as:
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): For food.
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): A tax-free allowance for housing.
Other Pay: Depending on the location and duration of the deployment, this could also include family separation pay, hostile fire pay, or hardship duty pay.
Tax Exemption: All pay received during a federal activation deployment is typically tax-exempt.
niyad
(127,490 posts)From what has been reported here on DU, the NG orders are apparently issued in 29 day increments, so no housing allowance.
bucolic_frolic
(52,482 posts)underpants
(193,215 posts)We all know ICE can just pick whoever the hell the want to. It can be for how they look (Homan) or because ICE is just taking them while they check out zher papers or because theyve got a daily body count to try to reach. Hell, there might just be a bonus in it.
Can they just scoop any male in there 20s (generally)? Is everyone not supporting them to be considered AntiFa until they can prove (a negative) that they arent?
Scary stupid stuff.
pfitz59
(11,895 posts)Oregonians must resist.
oasis
(52,946 posts)Walleye
(42,625 posts)Initech
(106,407 posts)He is totally fucking mad. And it's all just theater for his shitty ass kissing propaganda channels. This has to stop! Fuck him, fuck ICE, and fuck Tom Homan!
mommymarine2003
(334 posts)There has been nothing going on in Portland, except for some peaceful protesters outside the ICE facility. Trump lies to the nation that it is a hellhole out here. Portland is a beautiful city. There are homeless issues, but that is a problem in many places. People just want to live their lives like we use to be able to do. Trump seems to want to bring darkness to everyplace, everything, and everyone,
Demsrule86
(71,235 posts)American cities. Congress allows this. The GOP should all be brought up on charges when this is over. And Trump will lose in the end. Unless he dies in office, he will spend the rest of his miserable life behind bars. And Trump yes you are going to hell.
twodogsbarking
(15,975 posts)rzemanfl
(30,828 posts)That was Portland, right?
Wiz Imp
(7,501 posts)This can be a bit tricky sometimes, particularly in some of the largest cities in the country. Some are safer than others, of course, and a new study from SmartAsset tried to determine which of the countrys major cities is the safest.
To find this, SmartAsset compared 50 of the largest cities in the country based on their population and looked at a few different variables, including violent crime rate, property crime rate, vehicular mortality rate, and several other metrics.
Portland, Oregon, landed at number 43 on the list, with lower drug overdose deaths and traffic deaths compared to other cities close on the list.
orangecrush
(26,801 posts)He just ordered them to start killing Americans.
D. Spaulding
(399 posts)Tin soldiers and Orange Man's comin,
we're finally on our own
We here the war drums drummin
how far will this clown go?