Trump, National Guard and Oregon
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told members of the National Guard in Oregon to "get ready," on Tuesday, despite a judge's order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying them in the state.
The Louisiana National Guard said Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, who heads the force, met with New Orleans Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and the Louisiana State Police superintendent, Col. Robert Hodges, to “conduct preliminary contingency planning to improve public safety.”
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut is expected to decide Friday whether to temporarily block the president from deploying troops in Portland.