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

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🗓️ 4 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

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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