President Donald Trump has authorized quote unquote full force as he deploys U.S. troops to Portland in an operation to protect federal agents and ice facilities.

Alongside this, the Department of Homeland Security is going after the groups and individuals behind the anti-ice attacks and movements.

And meanwhile, new information was revealed on undercover FBI agents who were in the crowd during the January 6 protests.

I'll be going into these topics and more today on the Epic Times Senior Investigative reporter Joshua Phillip, and you're listening to Crossroads.

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U.S. troops are being deployed to Portland, Oregon.

They have authorization from President Donald Trump to use, quote, unquote, full force.

Full force authorized.

Now, at the operation, it aims to protect federal agents and ice facilities, which Trump says are currently under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic

terrorists. A war on terror right here in Portland, Oregon. This is Trump on Truth Social.

He says, at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security,

Christyneum, I am directing Secretary of War,

Pete Hegeseth, to provide all necessary troops

to protect war ravaged Portland and any of our ice facilities

under siege from an attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists.

He said, I'm also authorizing full force if necessary. He says, thank you all for your attention

of this matter. As usual, as you might expect, not everybody agrees with this, and especially not the mayor of Portland. That's Keith Wilson.

He said during a news conference that no troops are needed on the streets of Portland. He said

that it's this, quote, we do not need any intervention. This is not a military target. And he added,

quote, if President Trump came to Portland today, what he would

find is people riding their bikes, playing sports, enjoying the sunshine, buying groceries or

produce from a farmer's market. And he said that footage that's been going viral of Antifa, like

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