President Donald Trump has ordered 300 California National Guard troops to Portland to replace troops from Oregon’s National Guard after a court order blocked their deployment, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is challenging the cross-border deployment in court, Newsom said Sunday.

“In response to a federal court order that blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, President Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. They are on their way there now. This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power,” Newsom said in a statement Sunday. “The Trump administration is unapologetically attacking the rule of law itself and putting into action their dangerous words — ignoring court orders and treating judges, even those appointed by the president himself, as p

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