Franco Ordonez

Franco, Ordonez, NPR News, Lake Worth, Florida.

President Trump vowed to step in if Iran uses lethal force on demonstrators as economic protests continue.

In an early morning social media post, Trump wrote that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, then, quote, the United States of America will come to their rescue.

We are locked and loaded and ready to go.

The comments mark a sharp escalation by the president toward Iran.

Clashes between police and protesters have turned deadly over the past week.

Iran warned that any U.S.

intervention would be crossing a red line and be met with a response.

Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.

President Trump says in a social media post that he's pulling troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

In his Truth Social post, Trump credits the deployments with reducing crime and promises to come back in a different and stronger form.

Trump has argued that the Guard was needed in the democratically-led cities to quell crime and protect federal immigration officers, but he's also faced legal defeats as Democratic governors have opposed the moves.

This was the first time the Supreme Court waded into the matter, and while not precedent-setting, the ruling brings some clarity to Trump's presidential powers.

Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.

President Trump says in a social media post that he's pulling troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, Oregon.

In his true social post, Trump credits the deployments with reducing crime and promises to come back in a different and stronger form.

Trump has argued that the Guard was needed in the democratically-led cities to quell crime and protect federal immigration officers, but he's also faced legal defeats as Democratic governors have opposed the moves.

This was the first time the Supreme Court waded into the matter, and while not precedent-setting,

The ruling brings some clarity to Trump's presidential powers.

Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.