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   PORTLAND, Ore. — Hours before the Trump administration federalized 200   
   Oregon National Guard members, President Donald Trump during a Sunday   
   morning interview with NBC appeared to be cooling on his plans to send   
   troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement   
   facilities.   
      
   When asked whether he was still sending troops to Portland, which he   
   described as "War ravaged" in a social media post Saturday, Trump said   
   his administration would make a decision on that "pretty soon."   
      
   "Well, I mean, we're certainly looking at it," Trump said. "You can't   
   have that. We don't want that. They're attacking our ICE facility and   
   they're attacking other federal buildings."   
      
   Later Sunday, the Trump administration did make the decision to deploy   
   troops to the state, federalizing 200 Oregon National Guard members,   
   effective immediately, for 60 days. The state of Oregon and the city of   
   Portland filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration in   
   response.   
      
   RELATED: Oregon sues Trump administration over federalization of 200   
   Oregon National Guard members: 'It is unlawful'   
      
   During a Sunday morning phone interview with NBC White House   
   Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, though, Trump made some remarks that   
   seemed to indicate he might be backing off his military plan for   
   Portland.   
      
   Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and   
   he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is   
   different from what's being portrayed to him.   
      
   "I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said,   
   'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are   
   different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are   
   literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...it looks   
   like terrible."   
      
   RELATED: During call with President Trump, Oregon governor said Portland   
   does not need federal troops   
      
   Kotek said she told Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on   
   Saturday morning that troops are not needed, and she believes Trump does   
   not have the authority to deploy the military to Portland.   
      
   "We can manage our own local public safety needs," Kotek said. "There is   
   no insurrection, there is no threat to national security."   
      
   Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said the 'necessary' number of troops needed   
   that Trump referred to in his social media post is "zero."   
      
   "This is an American city, we do not need any intervention,” Wilson said   
   at a Saturday news conference. “This is not a military target.”   
      
   Still, in his interview Sunday with NBC, Trump referred to his yearslong   
   perception of Portland as justification for his recent statements.   
      
   "They are attacking our ICE and federal buildings all the time," Trump   
   said. "You know, this has been going on for a long time. This has been   
   going on for years in Portland. It’s like a hotbed of insurrection."   
      
   On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Oregon National Guard, Lt. Col.   
   Stephen Bomar, said in an email to the Associated Press that "no   
   official requests have been received at this time" for Guard support.   
   "Any requests would need to be coordinated through the Governor's   
   office," he added.   
      
   A Pentagon spokesperson told the AP on Saturday that the Department of   
   Defense would provide information and updates when available. On Sunday,   
   it was the Department of Defense that sent the memo to Kotek informing   
   her of the deployment of Oregon National Guard members.   
      
   Since June 2025, more than two dozen people have been arrested in   
   connection with protests outside Portland's ICE building on the south   
   waterfront.   
      
   Most of the arrests occurred in the first month. The protests have   
   generally decreased in size over time with reduced levels of   
   confrontation, and law enforcement has maintained a watchful security   
   presence at the building.   
      
   RELATED: Little change at Portland ICE facility Saturday night despite   
   Trump troop order   
      
      
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