President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the deployment of 4 hundred Texas Nationwide Guard troops, with the consent of Gov. Greg Abbott (R), to Illinois and Oregon to guard ICE brokers and federal amenities below violent siege by Antifa and different leftist terrorists in Chicago and Portland.
The orders federalize about 2,000 Texas Nationwide Guard below Northern Command, authorizing their deployment to “Illinois, Oregon and different places all through the USA,” with an preliminary deployment of 400 troops to Portland and Chicago.
The transfer follows Trump ordering California Nationwide Guard troops to Portland after a federal choose on Saturday blocked Trump from deploying the Oregon Nationwide Guard. Oregon, California and Portland went to court docket Sunday evening to battle the brand new California orders.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) flipped out earlier Sunday when he realized Trump, who had already federalized the state guard to guard Los Angeles in June, despatched California Nationwide Guard troops to Portland, calling the orders “appalling” and “un-American.”
Sunday evening, Newsom was hysterical, warning of martial regulation, “This can be a breathtaking abuse of the regulation and energy by the President of the USA. America is getting ready to martial regulation. Don’t be silent.”
This can be a breathtaking abuse of the regulation and energy by the President of the USA.
America is getting ready to martial regulation.
Don’t be silent. https://t.co/BxWvN1lQT1
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) October 6, 2025
Newsom was reacting to fellow Democrat Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s own hysterical response to the deployment of Guard troops:
“This night, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas Nationwide Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and different places inside the USA. No officers from the federal authorities referred to as me straight to debate or coordinate.
“We should now begin calling this what it’s: Trump’s Invasion. It began with federal brokers, it is going to quickly embrace deploying federalized members of the Illinois Nationwide Guard towards our needs, and it’ll now contain sending in one other state’s navy troops.
“I name on Governor Abbott to instantly withdraw any help for this choice and refuse to coordinate. There is no such thing as a purpose a President ought to ship navy troops right into a sovereign state with out their data, consent, or cooperation.
“The courageous women and men who serve in our nationwide guards should not be used as political props. This can be a second the place each American should converse up and assist cease this insanity.”
Abbott blasted Pritzker Sunday evening, posting:
I totally licensed the President to name up 400 members of the Texas Nationwide Guard to make sure security for federal officers.
You may both totally implement safety for federal workers or get out of the best way and let Texas Guard do it.
No Guard can match the coaching, ability, and experience of the Texas Nationwide Guard.
They defend our nation with delight.
America should additionally know that Texas nonetheless has hundreds of Nationwide Guard helping with the Border safety.
I totally licensed the President to name up 400 members of the Texas Nationwide Guard to make sure security for federal officers.
You may both totally implement safety for federal workers or get out of the best way and let Texas Guard do it.
No Guard can match the coaching, ability, and… https://t.co/7SUk9XlMBn
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 6, 2025
A duplicate of the orders by Secretary of Conflict Pete Hegseth was posted by Politico reporter Kyle Cheney:
UPDATE: Hegseth at the moment referred to as up 400 members of the Texas Nationwide Guard, with Gov. Abbott’s obvious permission, to be deployed “the place wanted, together with within the cities of Portland and Chicago.” https://t.co/FoE2jn7qF0 pic.twitter.com/xSl7pcQ09I
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 6, 2025
