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(NewsNation) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said connected Sunday, President Trump is sending 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon.
Trump's determination comes aft a justice blocked his administration from deploying Oregon's defender to Portland.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut successful Portland is the latest setback for Trump, a Republican, arsenic helium seeks to dispatch the subject to cities helium describes arsenic lawless implicit the objections of their Democratic leaders.
“The commander-in-chief is utilizing the U.S. subject arsenic a governmental limb against American citizens,” Newsom said successful the statement.
“We volition instrumentality this combat to court, but the nationalist cannot enactment soundless successful the look of specified reckless and authoritarian behaviour by the president of the United States," added Newsom.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement gathering successful Portland has precocious been the tract of nightly protests.
Trump has characterized some Portland and Chicago arsenic cities rife with transgression and unrest, calling the erstwhile a “war zone” and suggesting apocalyptic unit was needed to quell problems successful the latter. Since the commencement of his 2nd term, helium has sent oregon talked astir sending troops to 10 cities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
