He called Portland "war ravaged" — which is not the case on the ground there — and said he had authorized the Pentagon to provide troops. That official also said it would be likely that National Guard troops would be used. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images / Getty Images In a Truth Social post on Saturday, President Trump said he authorized the deployment of military troops to Portland. Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images / AFP via Getty Images National Guard members weed an area as they clean up a park in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18. We've seen that in Washington, D.C., for example, where ICE agents moved in along with the National Guard deployment and started detaining people at high rates.