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Trump admin live updates: Gov. says 'no need' after Trump directs troops to Portland

Portland's mayor said he has not asked for an increase in federal officers.

Last Updated: September 28, 2025, 1:39 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced that he ordered federal troops to Portland, Oregon, due to what he alleged were threats from domestic terrorists.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, however, chastized the president and stressed that city leaders did not make any request to Washington.

Sep 25, 2025, 5:30 PM EDT

Trump blames 'radical left rhetoric' for Dallas shooting

Trump blamed "radical left rhetoric" for the attack on an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday and also warned that "bad things happen when they play these games."

Investigators are still probing the shooting that left one ICE detainee dead but they said that the suspect was targeting ICE agents.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump was asked the question of who he blames, and the president was blunt about what he thinks is responsible: "Radical left rhetoric."

"The radical left is causing this problem, not the right, the radical left. And it's going to get worse," he claimed.

"I mean, bad things happen when they play these games. And, I'll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left," the president added.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Michelle Stoddart

Sep 25, 2025, 4:45 PM EDT

Trump, Vance say TikTok algorithm will be open, run by Americans

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were asked about TikTok's algorithm and if it will promote MAGA-related content.

Although Trump said, "if I could, I'd make it 100% MAGA related," he added, "it's not going to work out that way."

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 25, 2025.
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"Everyone's going to be treated fairly. Every group, every philosophy, every policy will be treated very fairly," he said.

Vance elaborated.

"What this deal ensures is the American entity, the American investors will actually control the algorithm," he said.

"We want everyone to access this whether they are MAGA or not. We just want this to be fair, we want it to be fair to everybody, and we think this is what's going to happen with this arrangement," Vance added.

Sep 25, 2025, 4:43 PM EDT

Trump signs order on TikTok deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed an executive order on the TikTok deal brokered to save the app's U.S. operations.

According to White House staff secretary Will Scharf, with the order, Trump is "bringing into effect the agreement that will save TikTok and ensure that it can operate safely and securely."

Trump said he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and "he gave us the go-ahead."

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, September 25, 2025.
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Sep 25, 2025, 12:37 PM EDT

Trump comments on Comey probe

President Donald Trump was asked about a potential criminal charge against former FBI Director James Comey.

The president claimed he didn't have any knowledge about the investigation but praised Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly appointed acting Attorney General of the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House,  Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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"They're going to make a determination. I'm not making that determination. I – I think I'd be allowed to get involved if I want, but I don't really choose to do so," he said.

Blanche and Halligan both served as Trump's private attorneys and Halligan was appointed last week after Erik Siebert resigned his position amid pressure from Trump administration officials to bring a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump went on to slam Comey who he called a "bad person" and a "sick person."

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