Trump Rages Over Judge He Appointed Blocking Him from Deploying National Guard in Portland: ‘Ought to Be Ashamed!’
Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 5th, 2025, 1:44 pm
President Donald Trump seethed at the judge he appointed who granted a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, OR.
Trump announced he was sending in troops to quell the chaos inside what he called the “ war-ravaged” city . But he was blocked from doing so in a ruling issued Saturday in U.S. District Court.
Trump addressed the ruling Sunday on his way to Norfolk, Virginia, to celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday.
“Portland was burning to the ground,” Trump said. “It’s insurrectionists all over the place. It’s antifa. And yet the politicians who are petr