President Donald Trump said he is sending troops to Portland, Oregon to protect ICE facilities, in the latest deployment of forces to a U.S. city.

"At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem , I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth , to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" he said in a Truth Social post Sept. 27 .

In a statement , Portland Mayor Keith Wilson called the move to send federal troops "a short, expensive and fruitless show of force."

"The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city. Our nation has

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