Gavin Newsom Suing Trump For Sending California Troops to Portland After Judge Stops Federalization of Oregon Guard

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 5th, 2025, 3:03 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on X Sunday that he’s suing Donald Trump for sending 300 California troops to Portland, OR, after a judge thwarted the president’s attempt to federalize Oregon’s National Guard.

“His deployment of the California National Guard to Oregon isn’t about crime,” Newsom wrote. “It’s about power. He is using our military as political pawns to build up his own ego. It’s appalling. It’s un-American. And it must stop.”

Trump’s move came after a federal judge he appointed temporarily blocked him from deploying 200 Oregon National Guardsmen to Portland, which Newsom pointed out in a second

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