Updated September 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM PDT

President Trump said on Saturday he's ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, Ore., describing the city as "war ravaged," as he continues to push for the use of military force in states he purports are plagued with crime.

Trump said the Defense Department, which he referred to as the " Department of War, " would send troops to the city to safeguard ICE detention facilities.

"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," Trump wrote in the post . "I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary."

Earlier this week, a gunman who federal authorities said sought to 'terrorize' I

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