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\n\tCalif. Governor Gavin Newsom, who recently trolled Donald Trump with a TikTok set to Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d will fight in court against the president\u2019s deployment of his state\u2019s National Guard to Oregon.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAfter a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. They are on their way there now,\u201d Newsom wrote on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cWe are taking this fight back to court. The public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe news came a day after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying Oregon\u2019s own National Guard troops to Portland \u2014 over the governor\u2019s objections \u2014 in order to confront and quell protests over immigration enforcement, detentions, and deportations.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,\u201d U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, wrote when issuing a temporary restraining order through at least Oct. 17, the day she will hear arguments over whether the restraining order will be suspended or extended.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,\u201d the judge added. \u201cDefendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power \u2014 to the detriment of this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tTrump, meanwhile, has been threatening in recent weeks to \u201cprotect War ravaged Portland\u201d from \u201cdomestic terrorists\u201d with \u201cFull Force, if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBut as Rolling Stone\u2019s <\/em>Tim Dickinson reported, Portland is \u201cnot ravaged by anything\u201d and does not resemble the picture the administration has painted of a city overtaken by chaos and violence.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cPresident Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement,\u201d White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement on Sunday. \u201cFor once, Gavin Newscum should stand on the side of law-abiding citizens instead of violent criminals destroying Portland and cities across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDespite what the White House says, even Portland\u2019s own police chief acknowledged that the protests by the ICE detention facility were isolated to a small area.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n \n\t\u201cThe city of Portland is 145 square miles. And this is one city block,\u201d Portland Police Chief Bob Day said on Monday, referring to the protests near the ICE facility.<\/p>\n \n\tImmergut wrote in her opinion that the protests in the last month \u201cgenerally did not involve violence against federal property or personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n