"Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life.... This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself."
"I wasn't served well by the people who pick judges. If he made that decision, Portland is burning to the ground.... That judge ought to be ashamed of himself."
"This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."
Judicial rulings blocked President Trump's deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland after a federal judge found claims that the city was 'war-torn' and 'under siege' by Antifa untethered to facts. US District Judge Karin Immergut wrote, 'This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.' Trump responded by misgendering the judge and criticizing the judicial selection process, saying the judge 'ought to be ashamed.' Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called the decision a 'legal insurrection,' arguing that troops were necessary to defend federal personnel and laws. Tech CEO Elon Musk urged Trump to emulate Nayib Bukele.
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