Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said Saturday she directly told US President Donald Trump that Portland does not need federal troops, after he announced plans to send soldiers to “war-ravaged” Portland to protect immigration facilities. “Portland is doing just fine, and I made that very clear to the President this morning,” Kotek said at a waterfront press conference in Portland, joined by city and business leaders, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). “Our city is a far cry from the war-ravaged community that he has posted about on social media. I conveyed that directly to him”, Kotek added. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was directing the secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, to “provide all necessary Troops to protect war-ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under

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