Portland mayor condemns federal intervention, claims videos of anti-ICE riots were from years ago

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump s plan to send federal troops to Oregon's largest city claiming there is no lawlessness or violence there Trump declared Saturday morning he plans to send troops to Portland at the request of Department of Homeland Guard Secretary Kristi Noem The president revealed he directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists adding he was authorizing full force if necessary Hours later Wilson mentioned during a news conference the number of necessary troops is zero in Portland and any other American city TRUMP VOWS 'FULL FORCE' AS HE PLANS TO SEND TROOPS TO PORTLAND AMID ANTI-ICE PROTESTS This is an American city Wilson stated We do not need any intervention This is not a military target The mayor alleged the president would not find lawlessness or violence in the city claiming video footage showing violence in the city was from five years ago was recycled and then recycled again If President Trump came to Portland currently what he would find is people riding their bikes playing sports enjoying the sunshine buying groceries or produce from a farmers' territory Wilson stated We've had hard conversations and we've done critical work in the years since that footage was taken we reformed our populace safety system We've refocused our locality and on our economic system and we've redoubled our efforts to help our majority of vulnerable Since June protests have erupted near an ICE facility in Portland where city authorities cited land use violations including improper detainee holding times and boarded-up windows PORTLAND RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON ICE BUILDING WITH LAND USE VIOLATION NOTICEThe building has been vandalized with anti-ICE graffiti and clashes between protesters and federal agents have occasionally turned violent leading to the use of rubber bullets tear gas and flash bangs Video obtained by Fox News Digital endorsed another violent protest in August with footage showing protesters rolling out a guillotine lighting fires and fighting with functionaries forcing law enforcement to disperse the crowd with munitions PORTLAND MAYOR WARNS CITY TO FIX HOMELESS OBSTACLE BEFORE TRUMP 'DEPLOYS BULLDOZERS'Instead of sending troops to protect the federal facility Wilson suggested the president send hundreds of engineers or teachers or outreach workers to Portland instead of a short expensive and fruitless show of force I am so deeply disappointed with the federal government's irresponsibility he disclosed At the end of the day this may be a show of force but that's all it is It's a big show and after the big show everyone goes home That's what I want to happen here in the modern day in Portland We have a long and proud tradition of peaceful protest We have a long and proud track record of being at the forefront of positive social change There are new risks currently risks that we do not yet fully understand he continued The administration has refused to elaborate on what they mean when they say they will deploy full force against our city and citizens In his announcement on Saturday Trump did not say he would deploy full force against the city of Portland and its citizens as Wilson claimed The president noted he would send all necessary troops to protect the city and its ICE facilities authorizing full force against domestic terrorism if necessary Portland a sanctuary city since has resisted federal immigration enforcement making it a focal point during the administration's immigration enforcement initiative In August Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Wilson warning the city s sanctuary policies undermine U S interests She demanded Portland affirm compliance with federal law and end practices that obstruct immigration enforcement The City of Portland did not right now respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment