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The courts just handed President Trump a significant, long-overdue victory in the fight to restore law and order to our cities: a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled 2–1 that the federal government may deploy National Guard troops to Portland. This decision reverses a lower-court pause that had been exploited by local leaders who refuse to protect ordinary citizens and businesses from violent fringe elements.
Two judges appointed by President Trump formed the majority, while a liberal dissent warned about the slippery slope of upholding federal authority to protect federal assets and personnel. That dissent is predictable political theater — when an American president acts to defend federal property and staff, the only people who should be outraged are those who profit from chaos. The panel’s ruling affirms that the executive branch has room to act when local officials abdicate responsibility.
Make no mistake, the road to restoring order hasn’t been smooth because Portland’s local politicians sued to block the deployment in the first place, and a federal judge initially blocked the move with politically charged rhetoric about peaceful protests. Those protections for law-abiding Portlanders were effectively hollowed out while activists treated the city like a staging ground for vandalism and attacks on federal facilities. The federal court’s correction is a necessary pushback against municipal leaders who put ideology above public safety.
Procedurally, there are still steps before troops hit the streets — the administration must address a second temporary restraining order and a trial date has been set to resolve the dispute — but the Ninth Circuit’s decision clears the way and signals that the judiciary will not tolerate blatant local obstruction indefinitely. Expect the administration to move quickly; when federal assets are under threat, delays mean more businesses boarded up and more citizens intimidated into silence. Americans tired of the liberal excuses deserve swift action, not more hearings.
This is about protecting people, not staging political stunts. For months Portland’s leaders have stood by as select radicals turned protests into nightly lawlessness targeted at federal agents and critical infrastructure, forcing the federal government to act in defense of the rule of law. The Ninth Circuit recognized that the president has a duty to ensure federal laws are executed and federal property is protected when local governments fail to act.
The stakes go well beyond one city. If left unchecked, the same playbook — defund, retreat, litigate — will be used again in other Democrat-run metros to shield criminality and make neighborhoods unsafe. Conservatives should view this ruling as precedent that empowers the federal government to step in when states and cities choose ideology over enforcement, and we should cheer the administration for defending citizens who have been abandoned.
Let’s also remember the real people involved: the National Guard members who will be asked to do a hard, honorable job of protecting Americans and property. They are our neighbors, not pawns in a political game, and any attempt to demonize them while ignoring the destruction caused by rioters is shameful. Local leaders who hurl insults from the courthouse steps should instead support those who stand between order and anarchy.
There will likely be more legal fights ahead — Portland says it will seek further review and the full Ninth Circuit could rehear the matter en banc — but momentum has shifted back to common sense: federal law and public safety matter. Patriots who care about safe streets and respect for the rule of law should keep the pressure on their elected officials to back this move and stop rewarding lawlessness with blame and excuses. The American people deserve protection first, politics second.
