PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After President Donald Trump ordered 200 National Guard troops to Portland, a city councilor is encouraging service members to reject the deployment.

In a September 28 social media post, Portland City Councilor Mitch Green called the deployment an "escalation of authoritarianism," before telling service members they "can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it."

“I’m your city councilor for District 4, but I’m also speaking to you as a former soldier," Green said in a video accompanying the post. "I’m asking you to remember your oath of service, to engage in that sense of duty cultivated while in service and use your voice to speak out in opposition of the Trump administration and its unlawful design for Portland. Show up in your uniform, protest this admin

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