Trump, Portland and Oregon
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Portland is the latest American city where Trump said he’ll send the military. But his fixation on Oregon is different.
The ragtag demonstration, spurred by Trump’s actions in Los Angeles and arrests at Portland’s federal immigration court in early June, has largely subsided into a simmering but stable occupation of sorts in a quiet area south of downtown that also features apartment buildings, a Tesla dealership and a ballet school.
Oregon and Portland officials, including Gov. Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson, spoke against Trump’s plan for sending troops to “protect war-ravaged Portland.”
Senators and representatives raised concerns about due process and legal access at the Portland ICE facility, countering President Trump’s warnings about protesters.
It’s not immediately clear if or when troops would arrive in Portland, or which branch of the military might be involved.
President Donald Trump’s relationship with his first FBI director, James Comey, started off friendly but soon eroded, leading to recent charges.
Comey, who was indicted on Thursday on charges of false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding, led the FBI when it began an investigation into ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government.
The president appeared to be referring to the ongoing protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland. Those protests peaked in June, with flare-ups off-and-on since then, but have involved no more than several dozen people in recent weeks.