WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.

He made the announcement on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.”

“I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary,” Trump said.

Trump said the decision was necessary to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”

“I have spoken to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and offered my support and Seattle’s collective support,” Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said in a post on X Saturday morning. “Trump’s

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