{"id":2494469,"date":"2025-10-03T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-free-portland-from-antifas-grip-with-troop-deployment-and-funding-cuts-following-nick-sortors-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:32:53","slug":"trump-moves-to-free-portland-from-antifas-grip-with-troop-deployment-and-funding-cuts-following-nick-sortors-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-free-portland-from-antifas-grip-with-troop-deployment-and-funding-cuts-following-nick-sortors-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Moves to Free Portland from Antifa&#8217;s Grip with Troop Deployment and Funding Cuts Following Nick Sortor&#8217;s Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-moves-to-free-portland-from-antifas-grip-with-troop-deployment-and-funding-cuts-following-nick-sortors-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2494469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on the arrest of conservative journalist Nick Sortor in Portland, Oregon, which has sparked a strong response from the white House. Sortor was arrested on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >misdemeanor charge amid ongoing tensions involving antifa protests<\/a> against U.S.Immigration adn Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced an investigation into the Portland police following the incident. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned the arrest, stating Sortor was defending himself against antifa assaults but was nonetheless arrested while violent protesters go unpunished. The arrest is viewed as part of a troubling pattern where left-wing groups exert control over Portland. In reaction,president Trump has ordered a review of federal aid to the city,threatening cuts,and has directed Secretary Pete Hegseth to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-restore-democracy-trump-will-have-to-overcome-deep-state\/\" title=\"To Restore Democracy Trump Will Have To Overcome Deep State\">deploy active-duty troops<\/a> to restore order and protect ICE facilities.The white House emphasizes a crackdown on what it terms left-wing anarchy and a commitment to restore law and order in Portland.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A wave of &nbsp;retribution is flowing toward Portland, Oregon, from the White House after the arrest of conservative journalist Nick Sortor there on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Sortor&rsquo;s arrest on a misdemeanor charge inflamed an already tense situation, leading Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/1974178277754614154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> to tell the Portland police that they are under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that the incident, coupled with antifa protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that led President Donald Trump to authorize the use of troops to protect ICE, and Trump&rsquo;s declaration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/09\/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antifa<\/a> as a domestic terrorist organization, was the last straw.<\/p>\n<p>In a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1974164263255355517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>, she noted that Sortor &ldquo;was ambushed by antifa and was defending himself from these assaults.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Antifa attacked Nick Sortor. Portland PD is responding by&hellip; arresting Nick Sortor.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APHjSaMm8S\">pic.twitter.com\/APHjSaMm8S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1974006526701379810?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But instead of arresting these violent mob members, night after night after night, who are ravaging this community, police arrested a journalist who was there trying to document the chaos,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said the arrest was &ldquo;part of a troubling trend in Portland where left-wing mobs believe they get to decide who can visit and live in their city,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not their city; it is the American people&rsquo;s city, and President Trump is going to restore that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: In response to my wrongful arrest in Portland, President Trump has ORDERED his staff to review federal aid to be CUT in the city, per Karoline Leavitt<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will NOT fund states that allow anarchy!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This arrest is going to cost Portland leftists DEARLY! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ESpB7BwfDV\">pic.twitter.com\/ESpB7BwfDV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1974164263255355517?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just spoke with the president about this, and he has directed his team here at the White House to begin reviewing aid that can potentially be cut in Portland,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not fund states that allow anarchy. There will also be an additional surge of federal resources to Portland immediately,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Law and order will prevail and President Trump will make sure of it,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: President Trump has ordered Pete Hegseth to deploy active duty troops to liberate &ldquo;war ravaged Portland&rdquo; following the city&rsquo;s targeted, politically-motivated arrest of me<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump will END the RADICAL LEFT&rsquo;S REIGN OF TERROR in Portland once and for all!&rdquo; &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9PRsFyDxC\">pic.twitter.com\/h9PRsFyDxC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1974164931085021412?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1974164931085021412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate video<\/a>, Leavitt said, &ldquo;President Trump &ldquo;will end the radical left reign of terror in Portland once and for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president has directed Secretary [Pete] Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland and any ICE facilities under siege from attacks by antifa and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunday-shows-spent-zero-minutes-covering-justice-kavanaugh-assasination-attempt\/\" title=\"Sunday Shows Spent Zero Minutes Covering Just... Kavanaugh Assasination Attempt\">left-wing domestic terrorists<\/a>,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People are furious because the latest arrest of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor?\">@nicksortor<\/a> is part of a long history of your leadership directing the arrests of low-hanging fruit, which usually means those on the right. It came two days after you let a violent assailant of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt?\">@KatieDaviscourt<\/a> simply walk away&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ePw3eQ8Mr\">https:\/\/t.co\/4ePw3eQ8Mr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1974173155049591130?\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;This is not peaceful protesting, this is left-wing anarchy that has been destroying this great American city for years, leaving police officers battered, citizens terrorized, and business properties damaged,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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