BREAKING: Trump will ‘not fund states that allow anarchy’ as White House moves to withhold funds from Oregon over Antifa violence
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed on Friday that President Donald Trump has directed his administration to review what federal aid can be cut that’s going to Oregon. This comes amid nightly violence outside of an ICE facility in Portland, including violence against journalists.
“President Trump will end the radical left’s reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The President has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland and any ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa and other left-wing domestic terrorists,” Leavitt said.
“What’s been allowed to happen in Portland—and we saw disturbing video footage of this last night—this is not peaceful protesting. This is left-wing anarchy that has been destroying this great American city for years, leaving police officers battered, citizens terrorized, and business properties damaged,” she continued, noting, “Antifa terrorists have laid siege to the ICE field office in South Portland” nightly since June.
“President Trump has sent federal law enforcement to protect federal assets and arrest those fueling this violence. Just last night, we saw an extremely troubling incident where conservative journalist Nick Sortor was captured on video being taken into custody by the Portland police after he was ambushed by Antifa and was defending himself from these assaults. But instead of arresting these violent mob members night after night after night who are ravaging this community, the police arrested a journalist who was there trying to document the chaos.
“The Department of Justice spoke with that journalist this morning, and they will be launching a full investigation into his arrest. This incident is part of a troubling trend in Portland, where left-wing mobs believe they get to decide who can visit and live in their city. It is not their city, it is the American people’s city, and President Trump is going to restore that.
“I just spoke with the President about this, and he has directed his team here at the White House to begin reviewing aid that can potentially be cut in Portland. We will not fund states that allow anarchy. There will also be an additional surge of federal resources to Portland immediately, including enhanced CBP and ICE resources. Law and order will prevail, and President Trump will make sure of it.”
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