Jon Stewart was disturbed not just by President Trump’s decision on Saturday to send federal troops into Portland, Oregon, but by Trump’s apparent reasons for doing so.

Trump announced the decision on Truth Social, claiming Portland was “war ravaged” and that its ICE facilities were “under siege from attack by Antifa.” This was despite Oregon Governor Tina Kotek stating that there “is no national security threat” in the city.

Stewart showed a news clip detailing Trump’s interview with an NBC correspondent Sunday, where the president recalled telling Governor Kotek, “Well, wait a minute. Am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?”

Stewart said in response, “This explains so much about the governing philosophy of the Trump administration."

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