P resident Donald Trump announced that he ordered federal troops to Portland, Oregon, due to what he alleged were threats from domestic terrorists. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, however, chastized the president and stressed that city leaders did not make any request to Washington.

Within hours of receiving notice that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority, the state of Oregon moved to block it. Democratic Oregon Gov. Gina Kotek called the move “unnecessary and an abuse of power by the Trump administration.”

In a news conference on Friday evening, Portland and Oregon leaders urged the community to remain peaceful after an increase in activity by federal agents.

If the Nexstar deal goes through, three of Portland’s four major local broadcasters will be owned by media companies that offered anticipatory obedience to the president.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's move to send military forces into the Democratic-run city of Portland.