"A federal judge over the weekend that the president had appointed to the bench in his first term in office basically argued that he could not deploy other states' National Guards to Portland, basically said that it was untethered, his argument, to what was actually happening on the ground, before asking, Which local officials in Portland have said that the National Guard is needed there, if any?"
"With all due respect to that judge, I think her opinion is untethered in reality and in the law, replied Leavitt, who added, We are appealing that decision, as you know we expect a hearing on it pretty quickly, and we're very confident in the president's legal authority to do this, and we are very confident we will win on the merits of the law."
"I would encourage you as a reporter to go on the ground and to take a look at for yourself. Because there's been many members of the press, not press in this room, but independent journalists, some of whom we'll be inviting to the White House very soon to share their stories, because they have been in the middle of these riots, and they have witnessed the anarchy that is taking place night after night. It's on video. You should play it on your show."
Karoline Leavitt defended presidential authority to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Portland and called a federal judge’s contrary opinion untethered from reality and the law. The White House announced an appeal and expressed confidence in winning on the merits. The exchange grew tense after a CNN reporter cited the Portland police chief’s view that the president’s claims did not match conditions on the ground. Leavitt urged journalists to view independent reporting and video of nightly unrest, described witnesses to riots and anarchy, and suggested local officials opposing the deployment were partisan Democrats.
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