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White House Official Leaks Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Portland
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The Leak and Key Players
Anthony Salisbury,a top deputy to Stephen Miller,the influential White House policy adviser,inadvertently revealed plans to deploy the army’s 82nd airborne division to Portland,Oregon. This Democratic-run city has been repeatedly criticized by Donald Trump,who has described it as being ”war-ravaged”.
The Minnesota Star tribune obtained images of Mr Salisbury’s Signal messages, which were sent while he was ”in clear view of others” in Minnesota. The messages were exchanged with Patrick Weaver, a senior adviser to the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and other high-ranking federal officials.
Details of the Proposed Deployment
According to the leaked messages, Mr Weaver indicated that Mr Hegseth desired explicit authorization from President Trump before deploying troops to Portland. “Between you and I, I think Pete just wants the top cover from the boss if anything goes sideways with the troops there,” Mr Weaver wrote.He suggested using the National Guard to avoid potential backlash associated with deploying the army, stating, “82nd is like our top tier [swift reaction force] for abroad. So it will cause a lot of headlines. Probably why he wants potus [Trump] to tell him to do it.”
The 82nd Airborne Division: A Profile
The 82nd Airborne division is a highly-trained and elite unit specializing in parachute assaults and forcible entry operations. It has a distinguished history, having been deployed in both World Wars, the Vietnam War, and the war in Afghanistan. Notably,