Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek denounces Trump's attempts to send National Guard to Portland

Gemma DiCarlo/OPB

October 08, 2025 / 12:35 pm

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek was one of the local leaders who spent much of Tuesday meeting with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in an effort to deescalate a federal push to put troops on Portland streets.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying any federalized National Guard members to Portland on Sunday, but efforts to portray the city as chaotic have continued. The president has gone as far as saying he would be willing to invoke the federal Insurrection Act if courts and local lawmakers continue to prevent his efforts around immigration enforcement.

That’s after the president

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