Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar

‘An Egregious Abuse of Power’: Trump Orders Troops to Portland, Ore; OKs ‘Full Force’

October 1, 2025 UNAC Editor Authoritarianism, Civil Resistance, Propaganda, Protest, The War at Home, US Military, Violence Against Protesters, White Supremacy

by Olivia Rosane, published on Common Dreams, September 27, 2025 “This unilateral action represents an abuse of executive authority, seeks to incite violence, and undermines the constitutional balance of power between the federal government and states,” Oregon lawmakers wrote. In his latest attempt to turn the US military on an American city, President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he[…]