Trump Threatens Military Action in Portland Over Misleading Video
TL;DR
President Trump threatened to send federal troops to Portland based on a misleading TV report that falsely depicted ongoing protests as being similar in scale to the 2020 demonstrations, despite local officials' assurances of safety and control.
- Trump, apparently misled by video of 2020 protests, threatens to send troops to Portland The Guardian
- ‘It’s like living in hell’: Trump talks about Portland on Friday KPTV
- RESTORING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR The White House (.gov)
- Trump, misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, threatens to send troops to Portland – as it happened The Guardian
- Trump raises possibility of National Guard deployment to Portland during news conference KGW
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