Oregon officials are pushing back in court against President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to send National Guard troops to Portland. And so far, they’re winning. A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s order to militarize the Oregon National Guard to defend federal immigration agents in Portland and—when Trump tried to get around that ruling—also stopped his effort to deploy the California National Guard to the city.
00:00101 federalized California National Guard members arrived in Oregon by plane and were then sent to Camp Withicum.
00:09That's the facility operated by the Oregon Military Department.
00:13It is our understanding that there are an additional 99 California Guard members en route today.
00:20So assuming a total of 200 service members from the California National Guard will shortly completely be in the state of Oregon.
00:28However, my office has received no official notification or correspondence from the federal government regarding this action by the president.
00:37What was unlawful yesterday is unlawful today.
00:41What was unlawful with the Oregon National Guard is unlawful with the California National Guard.
00:47The judge's order was not some minor procedural point for the president to work around like my 14 year old does when he doesn't like my answers.
00:56The state of Oregon will absolutely not be a party to the president's attempt to normalize the use of the United States military in our American cities.
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