Oregon’s National Guard lawsuit hinges on Trump’s Truth Social posts
- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek had a phone call with President Trump where she tried to convince him not to send National Guard troops to Portland.
- Despite her efforts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum deploying 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland hours later.
- The state of Oregon promptly filed a lawsuit to stop the deployment, citing concerns about the use of National Guard troops in domestic law enforcement.
- The lawsuit is reportedly linked to President Trump’s recent posts on his Truth Social platform, which may have influenced Hegseth’s decision-making.
- The situation has raised questions about the role of the National Guard in domestic law enforcement and the potential for political interference in military operations.
After getting off the phone with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Saturday, the president mused over something that had baffled him about the call. Kotek had been “very nice,” said Trump in an interview the next day. But she was trying hard to convince him not to send in the National Guard, and that just didn’t make any sense to him. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?'”
Hours later, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum federalizing 200 members of Oregon’s National Guard to deploy to Portland, and the state of Oregon promptly filed suit to stop it from ha …
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Q. Who did President Trump speak with after getting off the phone?
A. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek.
Q. What was Governor Kotek trying to convince President Trump not to do?
A. Send in the National Guard.
Q. Why didn’t it make sense to President Trump that Governor Kotek was trying to prevent him from sending in the National Guard?
A. Because she was being “very nice” and trying to convince him, which seemed contradictory to his expectations.
Q. What action did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth take after speaking with President Trump?
A. He issued a memorandum federalizing 200 members of Oregon’s National Guard to deploy to Portland.
Q. How did the state of Oregon respond to Defense Secretary Hegseth’s decision?
A. They promptly filed a lawsuit to stop the deployment of the National Guard.
Q. What prompted President Trump to question Governor Kotek’s intentions during their phone call?
A. He wondered if he was watching things on television that were different from what was happening in reality.
Q. Who is Truth Social, and how does it relate to the situation with Oregon’s National Guard?
A. (No direct information provided in the text) However, based on general knowledge, Truth Social is a social media platform owned by Donald Trump, where he posts his thoughts and opinions.
Q. What was the outcome of President Trump’s conversation with Governor Kotek?
A. He became puzzled about her intentions and decided to investigate further.
Q. Who deployed 200 members of Oregon’s National Guard to Portland?
A. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth federalized them under a memorandum issued by his office.
Q. How did Governor Kotek describe President Trump during their phone call?
A. She was “very nice”.