Newsom Vows to Sue for Trump Sending Calif. Guard to Ore.

President Donald Trump has ordered 300 California National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite a federal judge’s ruling that blocked his earlier attempt to secure the city, which has been roiled by Democrat activists.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called it a “breathtaking abuse of the law and power” and vowed to sue.

“In response to a federal court order that blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, President Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon,” Newsom wrote in a statement Sunday. “They are on their way there now. This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.

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