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Trump plans to send National Guard to “war-ravaged” Portland over ongoing protests at an ICE facility.

Oregon officials and residents have pushed back, flooding social media with images of peaceful cafes and farmers markets.

PORTLAND, Ore. — There is a rhetorical battle raging here in this heavily Democratic city, known for its delicious coffee, plethora of fancy restaurants, bespoke doughnuts and also for its small faction of black-clad activists.

It started Saturday when President Trump suddenly announced that he was sending the National Guard to “war-ravaged” Portland — where a small group of demonstrators have been staging a monthslong protest at an Immigration and Customs E

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