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orangecrush

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Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:04 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Portland [View all]

President Trump on Monday said he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending federal troops into Portland, Ore., and avoid any legal hurdles.

Trump in remarks from the Oval Office likened the situation in Portland to an “insurrection,” though he said he had yet to make a decision on invoking the Insurrection Act

https://thehill.com/homenews/5541608-portland-protests-trump-insurrection/

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EPSTEIN ACT, INSURRECTION ACT BOSSHOG 9 hrs ago #1
Fucking Trumpstein Duncanpup 9 hrs ago #2
Of course he does. B.See 9 hrs ago #3
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