As RedState reported, President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that he had authorized sending troops to Portland, Oregon, in response to ongoing anti-ICE violence in the notoriously far-left, poorly-led blue city, some of which is being orchestrated by the leftist Antifa rioters that Democrats keep claiming don't exist.
"I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” Trump said on Truth Social, noting he was authorizing them to use "full force" if necessary.
In response, Antifa has reportedly planned a "direct action" event at the Portland ICE facility, set to take place sometime Sunday afternoon.
READ MORE: Antifa Responds to Trump Order on Portland Troop Deployment, and Things Could Get Really Ugly
While that situation has yet to play out, and while it's also unclear when troops will actually be sent in, a federal presence was already visible Friday night ahead of Trump's official announcement:
NEW: We just spotted masked federal law enforcement in a Homeland Security armored truck pulling into the federal building in Downtown Portland. @fox12oregon crews also saw many SUVs at PDX’s Customs & Border Protection headquarters leaving earlier today. pic.twitter.com/8IRDCsK3KG
— Adrian Thomas (@adrianbthomas) September 26, 2025
Sure enough, as the Antifa thuggery got underway Saturday night, they were met not just with a response via air:
🚨 WOW! The feds flew a Blackhawk helicopter above Antifa at ICE Portland in a decisive show of force.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 28, 2025
Play time is over. Resources have surged to quell the insurrection. 🔥
pic.twitter.com/4jvSYti2RL
Portland. It's not even dark yet, and already a crowd is forming. A helicopter circles overhead. pic.twitter.com/4PP3WeI8MR
— Dixie (@OSiiNT) September 28, 2025
Video taken 10 minutes ago from South waterfront Portland, Oregon close to the Portland ice facility. We have Blackhawk helicopters and drones flying over the neighborhood . It’s sad that it came to this, but after four months of violent nightly riots by ANTIFA it’s about time… pic.twitter.com/lIMXQOYaHe
— JoJo (@JojopdxOr) September 28, 2025
But also on the ground:
Portland, OR. ICE building. It’s very rowdy tonight already. The Blackhawk helicopter has circled the area several times. pic.twitter.com/XNdWbSOk2a
— C.K. Bouferrache aka Honeybadgermom (@hunnybadgermom) September 28, 2025
Breaking — Federal police make an arrest outside the ICE facility in Portland.
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) September 28, 2025
The Antifa subject resisted arrest, prompting several federal agents tackling the subject to the ground to take the individual into custody. pic.twitter.com/4klPaGg07r
Daviscourt, an investigative reporter for The Post Millennial, also wrote that "It’s mass chaos tonight outside the ICE facility. Agitators appear to be furious about military deployment."
It is, of course, only going to get worse for Antifa and their allies the longer they keep this up, as Trump has made it crystal clear that the days of feckless "leadership" from Democrats amid the routine takeovers of city streets from these far-left thugs in blue cities are over.
As always, stay tuned.
Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
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