Trump Orders Troops to Protect Portland ICE

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send “all necessary troops” to Portland, authorizing “Full Force, if necessary,” to protect ICE facilities he says are “under siege” by Antifa and other “domestic terrorists.” He said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem requested the deployment and linked it to recent attacks on ICE, including a Dallas shooting, and to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump framed the move as part of his broader campaign against the “radical left” and pointed to his order designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. The White House and Pentagon have not provided timelines or specified which forces would be used, and officials did not clarify what “full force” entails. Portland leaders, including the mayor and Sen. Ron Wyden, warned federal troops are neither wanted nor needed and said a surge could provoke confrontation; the deployment follows earlier federal operations in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles and reports of smaller forces planned for cities such as Memphis.