Trump says he is sending forces to Portland to defend ice facilities “under the siege of the attack.”

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would send forces to Portland, Oregon.

He announced social media, and wrote that he was directing the Ministry of Defense to “provide all the necessary forces to protect Portland destroyed in the war.” Trump said the decision was necessary to protect immigration and customs enforcement facilities, which he described as “under the siege of the attack by Antifa, and other local terrorists.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for details about Trump’s advertisement, such as the schedule of publication or the forces to participate.

At a press conference on Friday night, US Democratic Senator Jeff Mercle warned the audience that Trump would try to create chaos. “Do not take the taste,” he said.

“Our responsibility is, yes, expressing our opinions. Yes, protest,” said Mercli. “But it is better to do it at a distance from these federal forces, wherever they are and anything they do, because their goal is to create an association, which is a link that will lead to conflict.”

Trump previously threatened to send the National Guard to Chicago, but it has not yet extended. It is expected to be deployed in Memphis, Tin, and will only include about 150 soldiers, much less than what was sent to Colombia County due to the Trump campaign on the crime or in Los Angeles in response to the immigration protests that turned into violence with the arrival of the forces. Trump also sent the marine infantry to Los Angeles.

Pentagon officials did not immediately respond to requests for information. The office of the governor of Oregon Tina Cotik is also a democratic.

Trump’s announcement comes several days after Shooting the ice attachment in Dallas One of the detainees left dead and two others seriously.

The mayor of Portland Keith Wilson said on Friday night that the city was already witnessing a sudden increase in federal agents, describing armored vehicles and agents who arrive in the streets.

“We have not asked them to come,” said Democratic Mayor. “They are here without a precedent or a clear purpose.”

History of protests

Portland, 636,000, was the site of long -term ethnic justice protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police in 2020.

The recent protests were more sound and focused on the area surrounding the ice building, which is located outside the city center, which was the heart of the 2020 protests. The main entrance to the building and floor windows were rode and a mark on the walls.

Some federal agents were injured and many demonstrators were charged with assault. Some demonstrators also say they were injured. When the demonstrators set up a guillotine earlier this month, the Ministry of Internal Security described it as “unlimited behavior.”

Meanwhile, the city groups and officials have sought to highlight the recovery of the downtown area since 2020.

According to what was reported, this summer was the most crowded for pedestrian movement since before and the Corona virus, and the comprehensive violent crime in Portland from January to June decreased by 17 percent this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to a recent report from the Association of Heads of Greater Cities.

The city center witnessed a decrease in the homeless camps that set the years immediately after the epidemic.

Since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kerk on September 10, Trump has climbed his efforts to confront what he calls the “radical left”, which he blames for the country’s problems with political violence.

Trump, in the comments on Thursday at the Oval Office, suggested a kind of business operations.

He said: “We will go there and do a very large number on these people in Portland,” describing them as “professional and norching instigators.”