Trump defies judge, sends guard troops to Portland

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00:00President Trump skirted a federal judge's orders by sending troops from the California National

00:04Guard into what he's calling war-torn Portland, Oregon. The judge, nominated by President Trump,

00:10blocked a move to send Oregon's National Guard in. She said deploying troops violated the

00:16Constitution and federal law and halted the move for 14 days. The president, rather than waiting

00:21two weeks, seems to have found a legal loophole, sending troops from another state's guard.

00:26Well, as you might imagine, California Governor Gavin Newsom was none too happy about the move

00:30and swiftly promised to sue the administration over it. And speaking of the National Guard,

00:35after Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker defied President Trump's ultimatum to, as he put it,

00:40call up your troops or we will, well, Pritzker responded on X, writing in part, quote,

00:45I want to be clear, there is no need for military troops on the ground in the state of Illinois.

00:49The Department of War activated about 300 of them. It's all part of what the Department of

00:53Homeland Security calls Operation Midway Blitz, an effort to round up illegal migrants in and

00:58around the Windy City that started last month.