Trump Watches TV, Gets Baffled by Actual Oregon Reality
After a totally confusing phone chat on Saturday with Oregon Governor Tina Kotekāwho was 'very nice' but aggressively trying to stop him from deploying the National Guard in PortlandāPresident Trump had an existential TV moment. He wondered if his eyes were lying from watching some alternate Fox News universe. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, apparently allergic to nuance, federalized 200 Oregon National Guard troops to storm Portland. Naturally, Oregonās state government immediately filed a lawsuit to stop this military invasion-style plot twist, kicking off a classic 2024 drama where phones, pixels, and courts do more damage than anything else.
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Trump's take on Oregon: 'I'm watching TV but it's a different Oregon.' Meanwhile, 200 federal troops show up anyway. Plot twist: Oregon files suit faster than you can say 'executive overreach sequel.'
Turns out the Presidentās primary intel source is Fox News reruns, because no one told Oregonās Governor Netflix didnāt cover the Oregon storyline.
Deploying 200 troops after watching TV is probably how every Marvel superhero origin story starts. Next episode: federalization, but make it reality TV.
Source: Theverge | Published: 10/4/2025 | Author: Sarah Jeong
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