Donald Trump Sends Troops to Portland: Can He Do That? | Ep 92

Donald Trump sends troops to Portland, Oregon after violent attacks on ICE facilities left federal agents injured, but many question whether the President can legally deploy military forces within American cities.

This episode examines how Trump invoked the Insurrection Act to restore order and what constitutional authority allows him to send federal troops into Portland over state objections.

Beyond this major story, Idaho farmers celebrate a historic $1.2 billion wheat agreement with Taiwan despite facing record production costs, Congressman Russ Fulcher shares his perspective on the Charlie Kirk assassination fallout and ongoing government shutdown threats, and we cover a shocking incident where an Idaho mayor was shot at during a dispute over a garden hose.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:05 Trump Sends Troops to Portland

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/sep/27/trump-says-he-will-send-troops-to-portland-oregon-in-latest-deployment-to-us-cities/

https://www.kivitv.com/politics/the-president/trump-orders-soldiers-to-portland-to-guard-ice-facilities

03:00 Idaho and Taiwan $1.2B Wheat Deal

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/09/24/idaho-taiwan-flour-mills-association-sign-1-2b-wheat-trade-agreement/

04:48 Idaho's Fulcher on Kirk Murder & DC Chaos

https://www.kivitv.com/news/idaho-congressman-russ-fulcher-weighs-in-on-a-busy-and-consequential-week-in-washington-d-c

06:38 Idaho Agriculture Record Harvest 2024

https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-ag-increased-to-record-levels-in-2024-but-costs-nearly-doubled-hurting-farmers#

08:40 Boise Idaho Geothermal Line Break Shuts Down Downtown

https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/water-main-break-in-downtown-forces-closures-on-capitol-blvd-and-myrtle-street

10:13 Caldwell Mormon Temple Plans Advance

https://boisedev.com/news/2025/09/25/lds-temple-september-2025/

https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/caldwell-idaho-temple/

12:16 Arimo Mayor Shot At Over Water Hose Dispute

https://idahonews.com/news/local/bannock-county-sheriffs-deputy-arimo-mayor-shot-at-by-a-man-now-barricaded-in-a-home#

13:35 Idaho Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near Ketchum

https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/blaine-county/300-acre-lake-creek-fire-spreads-north-of-ketchum-evacuations-issued

15:17 Closing

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Attributions

Portland protest photo by Jack Ketcham, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons