Appeals Court Rules That the President Has the Right to Deploy the National Guard to Portland

Another VICTORY for President Trump and the safety and security of the American people.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that @POTUS is rightfully using his Constitutional authority to direct the National Guard to protect federal assets, personnel…

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) October 20, 2025

… and public safety in Portland, Oregon.

The law, U.S. Constitution, and supremacy clause back the President’s action to protect the public and law enforcement, and today this ruling has vindicated us.

Today, the 9th Circuit found that @POTUS has the right to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, where local leaders have failed to keep their citizens safe.

This follows hard work by @thejusticedept attorneys and helps re-affirm a simple truth: President Trump is the…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) October 20, 2025

… Commander-in-Chief.

We will continue fighting and winning in court to defend President Trump’s agenda.

🚨 BREAKING: Independent journalist Nick Sortor now requires ARMED SECURITY to be on the ground in Portland

"There are NO cops in sight!"

"I'm all the way down the street with 3 armed security guards. Even though its early in the day...they are still TREMENDOUSLY dangerous."… pic.twitter.com/SdLK6072ZH

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 21, 2025

… "The Appeals Court has now LIFTED the block the activist judge in Portland put on the National Guard being deployed to this facility!"

"They try to act like this is peaceful - look at the windows, or lack thereof! They've been broken out by these rioters. They are out here CONSTANTLY. There is nothing peaceful about breaking windows and setting fires."

The Ninth Circuit's ruling in favor of President Trump on the national guard deployment contains a stinging rebuke of the district court: "Rather than reviewing the President’s determination with great deference, the district court substituted its own determination of the…

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) October 21, 2025

… relevant facts and circumstances."

This included chastizing Judge Karin Immergut for not considering months of violence by confining the time period for review of the federal claim