Oregon governor tells Trump "Portland is safe, no need for troops"
發佈日期: 2025-09-28 20:03
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The governor of the U.S. state of Oregon says the city of Portland is safe and there is no need for troops on the streets.
Democrat Tina Kotek was responding to President Donald Trump's declaration that he'll send government forces to Portland to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities "under siege from domestic terrorists."
Trump says this Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon needs protection.
He announced his intention to send troops here to fight "domestic terrorists."
Afterwards, just a few protesters with one in a chicken suit.
Trump declaring the city "war-ravaged" as he wrote on Truth Social that he is directing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect ICE facilities against attacks by Antifa -- generally short for "Anti-fascists" and far-left activists.
This caused consternation among Democrats in Portland.
At a hastily convened news conference flanked by officials and business leaders, the governor of Oregon, an opponent of Trump, says she told the president there is no threat of insurrection and no need for troops in the state's largest city.
"Portland is doing just fine, and I made that very clear to the president this morning," said Governor Kotek.
"Our city is a far cry from the war-ravaged communities that he has posted about on social media and I conveyed that directly to him. That we got this, we are good, we're doing fine."
Portland is a metropolis of 600,000.
The governor says any federal takeover would be an abuse of power and a threat to communities.
"I have no idea what's going on other than a ruse to spend on troops sending where they don't belong," one Portland pensioner said "In a simple word, it's ridiculous," said another.
It is not clear whether the U.S. military or national guard would be sent to patrol these streets or what Trump means by "full force."
The administration has already deployed the national guard to Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, plans to send to Memphis, and is threatening to do so in Chicago.
There have been clashes at the ICE facility in Portland with dozens charged.
City leaders called for calm and respect of law.
There were violent protests in Oregon following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020.
Portlanders out enjoying the good weather called their city "sunny, safe and not in need of protection."
