President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and the images of camo-clad soldiers on city streets raises the question — could it happen here?

The answer is yes, though Oregon officials caution that it doesn’t appear it will happen imminently if it does.

“At this time, the federal government has not made any indication that there will be attempts to deploy military troops in Oregon,” Roxy Mayer, a spokesperson for Gov. Tina Kotek, said in a statement Friday.

Kotek serves as the commander in chief of the Oregon National Guard, so in normal circumstances, only she can authorize their deployment. Kotek must similarly agree to host soldiers sent from another state.

But those rules don’t apply if Trump federalizes the guard under th

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