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By: Sam Stein

BOMBSHELL: Leaks Show Trump Officials Floated Sending the 82nd Airborne Into Portland

Leaked Signal messages from Trump officials show them casually discussing deploying the 82nd Airborne into Portland—and JD Vance pushing prosecutions against influencers.

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BOMBSHELL: Leaks Show Trump Officials Floated Sending the 82nd Airborne Into Portland

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Leaked Signal messages from Trump officials show them casually discussing deploying the 82nd Airborne into Portland—and JD Vance pushing prosecutions against influencers. Sam Stein breaks takes on the chaos, the incompetence, and the absurd "douche canoe" moment inside Trump's inner circle, thanks to stellar reporting from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Andy Mannix.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show (Star Tribune): https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729
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1 seeder JohnRussell last year

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as "lawless mayhem," according to images of messages provided to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The messages, casually exchanged last weekend in a crowded, public space, show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the deployment of the Army's 82nd Airborne, an infantry division that has been deployed to combat zones in both world wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan. If the administration were to send in the Army division, it would almost certainly be challenged in court under federal laws limiting how the military can be used domestically.

The Trump administration ordered National Guard troops — not the 82nd Airborne — to Portland this week. The messages suggest that the once-extraordinary step of sending military troops into an American city has been normalized within the administration, the subject of a chat in a public place.

Anthony Salisbury, a deputy to White House top policy adviser Stephen Miller, sent the texts over the private messaging app Signal while traveling in Minnesota and in clear view of others. Troubled by seeing sensitive military planning discussed so openly, a source contacted the Star Tribune and allowed a reporter to review images of the texts.

Anthony Salisbury, seen in 2022 when he was special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations Miami, is now deputy Homeland Security adviser on the White House Homeland Security Council. (Lynne Sladky)

Over the course of several conversations, totaling dozens of messages, Salisbury chatted candidly, and at times profanely, about a wide range of matters with Hegseth's adviser Patrick Weaver and other high-ranking federal officials.

According to Weaver, Hegseth wanted Trump to expressly tell him to send troops into the American city.
"Between you and I, I think Pete just wants the top cover from the boss if anything goes sideways with the troops there," Weaver wrote.

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1.1 seeder JohnRussell replied to JohnRussell @1 last year

The messages suggest that the once-extraordinary step of sending military troops into an American city has been normalized within the administration, the subject of a chat in a public place.

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2 seeder JohnRussell last year

@GenoVeno73

AUTHORITARIANISM According to the The Minnesota Star Tribune: Anthony Salisbury, a deputy to Stephen Miller, sent texts messages over the Signal app while traveling in Minnesota and in clear view of others. Troubled by seeing sensitive military planning discussed so openly, a source contacted the Star Tribune and allowed a reporter to review images of the texts. These leaked Signal messages revealed that
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@PeteHegseth
wanted to deploy the Army's 82nd Airborne into Portland, Oregon rather than the National Guard. He was waiting to get approval from the Pedo-in-Chief Krasnov
@realDonaldTrump
The Army's 82nd Airborne is an infantry division that has been deployed to combat zones in both world wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

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3 Nerm_L last year

That sounds like a high-risk mission. Would the paratroopers be eligible for combat pay? Maybe there should be a campaign service ribbon, too.

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3.1 seeder JohnRussell replied to Nerm_L @3 last year

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Based on the Star Tribune's report, verified text messages show Trump officials, including an adviser to SecDef Pete Hegseth, discussed deploying the 82nd Airborne to Portland pro t ests. He gseth sought Trump's approval to avoid fallout. Ultimately, 200 National Guard troops were sent instead. The White House and DoD have not denied the messages but criticized the reporting. Other outlets echo this without contradictions.

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3.2 seeder JohnRussell replied to Nerm_L @3 last year

We are teetering on the edge.

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3.2.1 GregTx replied to JohnRussell @3.2 last year

Of what?

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3.2.2 seeder JohnRussell replied to GregTx @3.2.1 last year

GROK says the administration fabricated footage of violent outbreaks in Portland.

(1) P a u l ◉ on X: "The White House is caught red-handed running a propaganda reel. The so-called “Portland uprising of 2025” that Trump and his mouthpieces are screaming about isn’t real—it’s a Frankenstein mash-up of four-year-old footage spliced together to scare Americans into accepting military" / X

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3.2.3 bugsy replied to JohnRussell @3.2 last year

We are teetering on the edge.

That "teeter" leveled out on Jan 21st

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3.2.4 Nerm_L replied to JohnRussell @3.2 last year

We are teetering on the edge.

Of what?

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4 Sean Treacy last year

The police are aiding insurrectionists. There’s a case to be made for Portland and chicago.

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4.1 seeder JohnRussell replied to Sean Treacy @4 last year

What is the administration's plan? Are they going to keep terrorizing our cities and neighborhoods for the rest of our lives? Thats how long it will take to even put a small dent in the project to deport every illegal immigrant. If you arent going to deport them all, which they cant in a hundred years, wouldnt it be better to just go after those with criminal records?

This shock and awe crap is not working and is going to lead to much more violence and chaos than we already have.

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