California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon Updated 5 mins ago California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon. The move comes after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland. Newsom pledged Sunday to fight the move in court. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement that California personnel were on their way Sunday and called the deployment “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard was being called up and sent to Oregon, just as was the case when Illinois’ governor made a similar announcement Saturday about troops in his state being activated.

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