President Trump said Saturday he has ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, Ore. — and authorized the use of “full force” if needed — marking the latest escalation of his controversial operations in U.S. cities, targeting what he calls “left-wing terrorism.”

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa , and other domestic terrorists,” the president wrote in a post on his social media platform.

“I am also authorizing full force, if necessary,” he said.

With he didn’t offer details on a timeline for the deployment or what troops would be involved, Trump appeared to be following up o

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