There are limits to credibility, and Trump's crossed the line into fantasy and the incredible - the lies over truth boundary It exists. Trump's crossed it. Portland has done nothing, zero, to deserve the unreasonable cost of defending itself against a rogue President touting falsehoods.
An MSNBC video - with a reasonable man. AP coverage, in parallel.
Bottom line: Sending troops to Portland, OR, is bullshit. It is Trump. It is bogus, a lie, Trump.
Trump's argument troops are needed in Portland? There is no "there" there. Zippo.