Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed a senior military leader to demobilize and send home the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria. In a letter to Gen. Gregory Guillot, the commander of the United States Northern Command, the governor said she was calling for the immediate demobilization …
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon’s governor and the president of the United States had a tense text message exchange over the president’s order to send the National Guard to Portland, according to records released by the governor’s office Monday through a public records request. On Sunday, President Donald Trump federalized 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to protect federal …
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A screenshot of text messages between President Donald Trump, his top staff and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek detailing the justification for mobilizing National Guard troops. Courtesy of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office A screenshot of text messages between President Donald Trump, his top staff and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek detailing the justification for mobilizing National Guard troops. Courtesy of Oregon …
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In a Tuesday letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gov. Tina Kotek defended Oregon’s sanctuary laws and said Bondi’s assertions that the state hampers enforcement of federal immigration laws are unfounded. The letter came after Bondi last week threatened to take legal action against Oregon and dozens of other sanctuary states and cities if they did not commit to …
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