Beau of The Fifth Column
Let's talk about Trump’s National Guard moves hitting a roadblock....
06 Oct 2025
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Belle again. So today, we're going to talk about Trump's National Guard moves hitting a roadblock. So, starting off with the attempted deployment to Portland, a federal judge tasked with reviewing the deployment has issued a temporary order blocking the deployment.
Chapter 2: What are the details of Trump's National Guard deployment to Portland?
Even though judges are supposed to give a great level of deference to the decisions of the president when normal functions of the U.S. government are impeded, the judge found that is just simply not the case in Portland. The judge plainly stated, quote, The president's determination was simply untethered to the facts.
The judge found that, quote, Overall, the protests were small and uneventful. This is at odds with Trump's perception of the event. But as we've discussed before, Trump himself said his perception was based off of what he saw on TV.
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Well, I'm going to look at it now because I didn't know that was still going on. This has been going on for years.
Chapter 3: What did the federal judge say about the deployment's legality?
So we'll be able to stop that very easily. But that was not on my list, Portland. But when I watched television last night, this has been going on. The night before, a news outlet Trump is known to watch used old footage when talking about Portland. We'll put a video down below in the description.
It's also worth understanding that generally the demonstrations have been confined to a single city block in a city that is more than 140 square miles. It's likely that the Trump administration will appeal this decision. Meanwhile, Oregon's Attorney General was happy with the news, saying, It reaffirms what we already knew. Portland is not the president's war-torn fantasy.
Our city is not ravaged, and there is no rebellion. Members of the Oregon National Guard are not a tool for him to use in his political theater. The news from Oregon will certainly influence developments in Illinois, where on Saturday, Governor J.B. Pritzker said, This morning, the Trump administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum. Call up your troops or we will.
It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will. The governor went on to condemn the actions further and said, quote, They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families, all to participate in a manufactured performance, not a serious effort to protect public safety.
For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control. The odds are that the Portland case will move relatively quickly through the courts and will have at least some further determination soon. Until then, we wait and see how widespread Trump's deployment attempts will be. Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.
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