Around 200 troops will patrol the city, which Trump has described in apocalyptic terms after viewing what Gov. Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson say is years-old footage of protests shown on Fox News. Still, (he) justified the move as both necessary and lawful.

"As I determined on September 27th, when I activated and called into service the National Guard in Oregon, conditions continue to deteriorate into lawless mayhem," Trump posted Wednesday afternoon on Truth Social. "Our GREAT Federal Law Enforcement Officers have not been able to enforce the Laws in Oregon. ANTIFA and the Radical Left Anarchists have been viciously attacking our Federal Law Enforcement Officers, men and women who are simply doing their job, protecting Federal Property, and enforcing Federal Immigration Laws and the Rule of Law."

State Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a lawsuit challenging the deployment, saying (Trump) had misrepresented conditions in the city to justify the deployment.

"We will never allow MOBS to take over our streets, burn our Cities, or destroy America," Trump posted. "The National Guard is now in place, and has been dedicated to restoring LAW AND ORDER, and ending the Chaos, Death, and Destruction! We are a Nation of LAW, and we will PREVAIL...."