India, Sept. 28 -- President Donald Trump has announced that he is directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send troops to Portland. The US leader authorised the deployment, saying it is to protect the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities from "domestic terrorists."

In a post on Truth Social, the Donald Trump announced, "At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, 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. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Since his announcement, some people ...