If it’s war he wants, he may very well get it. King Leprocy may be in over his head.

📰 What we know (so far)

• California Governor Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is dispatching 300 California National Guard members to Oregon. Politico+3AP News+3AP News+3

• Oregon Governor Tina Kotek confirmed that 101 California Guard members had arrived overnight (Saturday to Sunday), though she said there was no formal communication from the federal government about the move. AP News+2Oregon Capital Chronicle+2

• The timing is significant: this move comes right after a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s plan to deploy Oregon’s own National Guard to Portland. AP News+4Reuters+4The Washington Post+4

• Newsom is vowing legal action, calling the deployment “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” AP News+3Politico+3AP News+3

⚠️ What’s unclear / what to watch

• Whether the move is fully legal under federal / state law, or whether it’s being used to circumvent the judicial blocking of Oregon’s own Guard.

• Exactly where those troops are being sent within Oregon (are they concentrated around Portland, ICE facilities, or other locations?).

• What their rules of engagement / mission orders are (will they act in law enforcement roles, or purely to protect federal property/assets?).

• Whether more California troops will continue to arrive—or even troops from other states.

• The judicial response (will courts block this as well?)