Trump rightly defies judge to protect ICE agents from Portland militants -- it shouldn't be this hard
Miranda Devine
A federal judge on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump from sending Oregon National Guard troops to Portland to defend federal agents from violent attacks by black bloc militants who surround the ICE facility every night.
Obama-appointed District Judge Michael Simon was convinced by lawyers for Oregon that the attacks were peaceful.
This flies in the face of footage from Fox News and “citizen journalists” chronicling violence every night as Antifa mobs hurl rocks at federal agents and their vehicles, assault journalists, and block traffic while Portland police stand by.
In fact, Portland police are doing worse than nothing: They have been filmed actively gathering complaints from Antifa thugs who claim they were maced or roughed up by federal agents.
When called for backup, these pretend cops respond that they “don’t have the resources,” according to court documents tendered in Oregon’s lawsuit.
After “citizen journalist” Katie Daviscourt was given a black eye by an Antifa type who attacked her with a flagpole last week, Portland police ignored her entreaties to arrest her assailant.
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