Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) on Saturday said the city of Portland did not need National Guard soldiers to help protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities as ordered by President Trump earlier in the day.

“In my conversations directly with President Trump and [Homeland Security] Secretary Noem, I have been abundantly clear with them that Portland and the state of Oregon believe in the rule of law, and we can manage our own local public safety needs,” Kotek said during a Saturday morning news conference.

“There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security, and there is no need for military troops in our major city,” she added.

Earlier in the day, the president suggested the city was under siege.

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I........

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