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's plan to send federal troops to Oregon's largest city, claiming there is no lawlessness or violence there.
Trump announced Saturday morning he plans to send troops to Portland at the request of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The president said he directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide ''all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa
...the armed wing of the Democratic Party..., and other domestic terrorists,'' adding he was authorizing full force, if necessary.
Hours later, Wilson said during a news conference the number of necessary troops is ''zero'' in Portland, ''and any other American city.''
''This is an American city,'' Wilson said. ''We do not need any intervention. This is not a military target.''
The mayor alleged the president would ''not find'' lawlessness or violence in the city, claiming video footage showing violence in the city was from five years ago was ''recycled and then recycled again.''
''If President Trump came to Portland today, what he would find is people riding their bikes, playing sports, enjoying the sunshine, buying groceries or produce from a farmers' market,'' Wilson said. ''We've had hard conversations, and we've done important work in the years since that footage was taken, we reformed our public safety system. We've refocused our community and on our economy, and we've redoubled our efforts to help our most vulnerable.''
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