"California's governor, Gavin Newsom, said on Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by Donald Trump to send national guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Portland. Oregon's governor, Tina Kotek, said 101 California national guard members arrived in her state on Saturday night by plane and more were on the way."
"Trump voiced his frustration on Sunday morning about Saturday's ruling by US district judge Karin Immergut, who he appointed during his first term, that is preventing him as of now from deploying troops to relatively small protests near an Ice facility in Portland. I wasn't served well by the people that picked judges, Trump said, adding that the judge ought to be ashamed of herself because Portland is burning to the ground."
"White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president authorized using the Illinois national guard members, citing what she called ongoing violent riots and lawlessness that local leaders have not quelled. Trump has characterized both Portland and Chicago as cities rife with crime and unrest, calling the former a war zone and suggesting apocalyptic force was needed to quell problems in the latter."
California's governor, Gavin Newsom, said he would go to court to fight President Trump's move to send California National Guard members to Oregon, where protesters gathered near an ICE building in Portland. Oregon's governor, Tina Kotek, said 101 California national guard members arrived Saturday night by plane and that more were on the way. Kotek said there was no formal communication with the federal government about the deployment and that there was no need for military intervention. A judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying 200 Oregon guard members to Portland. The Pentagon said 200 guard members were sent from California to Oregon, and Kotek's office could not verify their current locations. Trump authorized 300 Illinois guard troops to Chicago, with the White House citing ongoing violent riots and lawlessness.
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