President Trump said on Truth Social that he is directing Pete Hegseth to “provide all necessary troops” to Portland, Oregon. “At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said. At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also… — Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) September 27, 2025 NBC News has more: A spokesperson for the White House did not immediately respond to clarifying questions about which branch of the military would be deploying to Portland. Over the last several days, the president has repeatedly spoken negatively about Portland, including saying on Thursday that “anarchy” is taking place in the West Coast city. “You go out to Portland, people die out there. Many people have died over the years in Portland. Portland is, I don’t know how anybody lives there. It’s amazing, but it’s, it’s anarchy out there. That’s what they want. They want anarchy,” Trump said during remarks in the Oval Office on Thursday. On Friday, in separate comments in the Oval Office, the president said people in Portland are “out of control.” “Have you seen Portland at all? If you take a look what’s happening in Portland. It’s it has been going on for years. Just people out of control, crazy. We’re going to stop that very soon,” Trump said. President Trump recently signed an executive order to “dismantle” Antifa. NOW – Trump signs executive order to "dismantle" ANTIFA: "It is terrorism on our soil." pic.twitter.com/X809WEebO1 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 25, 2025 “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law,” The White House wrote. “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, they are now classified as a domestic terrorist organization,” it added. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.  Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, they are now classified as a domestic terrorist organization. pic.twitter.com/0Fb6n0TLLy — The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 23, 2025 POLITICO noted: Following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Trump this week signed an executive order designating Antifa — a decentralized movement that federal officials have sometimes characterized as an ideology — as a domestic terror organization, despite there being no legal mechanism for a president to do so. Trump considered such a move in his first term, as protests raged across the country after the police killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020. And while critics are skeptical that the order will pass legal muster, Trump’s allies cheered the move as evidence that the president is willing to go further than ever before to investigate the left. Also last week, a gunman shot three immigrant detainees at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, killing one, in what authorities say was an attempt to go after ICE agents. The Department of Homeland Security announced that it plans to boost spending on security at ICE facilities all over the country in the wake of the attack.