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President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "provide all necessary Troops" to Portland.

In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote that the troops would "protect war-ravaged Portland" and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that he claimed are "under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists."

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Trump added that he is "authorizing Full Force, if necessary," but didn't clarify what that meant.

A spokesperson for the White House did not immediately respond to clarifying questions about which branch of the military would be deploying to Portland.

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