Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Minnesota Star Tribune

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

By Andy Mannix
The Minnesota Star Tribune
OCTOBER 3, 2025 AT 7:59PM

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Read more: https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729

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Edited to add: Posted in GD at the same time;

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220696626

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The gift link doesn't work for me.Here's what happened:

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this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

— taber (@kvetch.gay) 2025-10-04T01:12:48.258Z

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taber
‪@kvetch.gay‬

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link:
https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729?link_sourceta_bluesky_link&taid68e064adba21ad00017d76ca&utm_campaigntrueanthem&utm_mediumsocial&utm_sourcebluesky?utm_sourcegift

‪Minnesota Star Tribune‬
‪@startribune.com‬
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The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Thanks for posting. I got through on both startribune links. Sometimes if you block ads & trackers you can get through.

This article is important.

[MrWowWow]

2. Will Manly Man Kegbreath Be Doing the Night Drop into Portland?

Bring it on you fucking coward!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. But wait! There's more!

taber
‪@kvetch.gay‬

a White House staffer was just tapping away all kinds of shit talk in the secret secure Signal chat in a place where someone could take *numerous* photographs of his phone screen undetected and walk them over to the Minnesota Star-Tribune

October 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM

a White House staffer was just tapping away all kinds of shit talk in the secret secure Signal chat in a place where someone could take *numerous* photographs of his phone screen undetected and walk them over to the Minnesota Star-Tribune

— taber (@kvetch.gay) 2025-10-04T01:19:35.155Z

taber
‪@kvetch.gay‬

on a personal note, even though I am a Minnesota Star-Tribune subscriber, I am not the source for this story, but I *am* always discreetly knowing what is happening on peoples' phones around me, you meed to understand that these phones are the size of Hondas, it's a golden age for even casual snoops
October 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM

on a personal note, even though I am a Minnesota Star-Tribune subscriber, I am not the source for this story, but I *am* always discreetly knowing what is happening on peoples' phones around me, you meed to understand that these phones are the size of Hondas, it's a golden age for even casual snoops

— taber (@kvetch.gay) 2025-10-04T01:30:46.257Z

taber
‪@kvetch.gay‬

few things to note about this story:

- the batshit last bit, obvi;
- the Strib put a lot of bylines on this, which is good, but I would especially note that this story was fact checked by a Minnesota woman named MaryJo and my experience with such women suggests that they do not suffer bullshit

October 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM

few things to note about this story:

- the batshit last bit, obvi;
- the Strib put a lot of bylines on this, which is good, but I would especially note that this story was fact checked by a Minnesota woman named MaryJo and my experience with such women suggests that they do not suffer bullshit

— taber (@kvetch.gay) 2025-10-04T02:28:39.013Z

[summer_in_TX]

4. Kick.

What happened in Chicago resembles what Trump wanted to do int 2020.

[Buzz cook]

5. The 82nd is not for crowd control.

At least I'm pretty sure that's not their mission or what their trained for.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Shootng into the crowed and killing people is crowd control.

[berniesandersmittens]

7. We're being invaded by our own troops

Holy. Shit.

[SunSeeker]

8. And again with Signal, which is illegal!

Using Signal for this violates several laws regarding maintaining public records, starting with18 U.S.C. § 2071. They are criminals on that basis alone.

[NJCher]

9. The insanity

Reaches fever pitch.

This is the stuff that leaks out. Imagine what we will learn when he’s gone. We will hear tales that make this look tame.

[bluedigger]

10. The 82nd and 101st are our ready reaction force.

The guys we call first when we need them. Not a brilliant idea to send them to Portland for a publicity stunt.