Approximately one hour after President Donald Trump announced on social media Saturday morning that he had authorized deploying federal troops to Portland, one of his assistants texted Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to explain the president’s reasoning.

The Oregonian/OregonLive received the text exchange via a public records request.

“Governor: The ICE facility in Portland was attacked again last night,” wrote Natalie Harp, Trump’s assistant, quoting a message from the president. “In fact, it, and other Federal Buildings, are being attacked on a nightly basis. We can’t have this. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.”

This text from a Trump assistant came in at 8:16 a.m. Saturday. The record was obtained by The Oregonian via a public records request. Office

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