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Trump-appointed judges allow Trump's deployment of National Guard in Portland - The Weeknight - MSNBC
A federal appeals court has ruled Trump can send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, against the state’s wishes.
Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of Media Matters, and Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor and senior writer for Politico Magazine, join The Weeknight to weigh in on to the judicial system that’s failing to check Trump’s escalated use of military force in American cities. - Aired on 10/20/2025.
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The fact that I try to remember when I get scared and discouraged - which is often - is that close to 8 million fellow Americans are feeling the same way that I am. And many of them have better reasons. 
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