President Donald Trump faced a wave of scrutiny Saturday after dubbing Portland, Oregon as “ war-ravaged ,” a characterization he cited to justify ordering a new military deployment to the city. Now that Trump has actually pulled the trigger and announced a military deployment to Portland, while also declaring the city to be “war-ravaged,” critics quickly pounced on the president’s rhetoric. What are we doing here, people?”Some even argued that Trump’s characterization of Portland as “war-ravaged” was an impeachable offense, including Mehdi Hasan, journalist and former MSNBC host. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? Homicides generally declined in Portland from 2000 to 2019 before spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic.