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Trump admin live updates: Gov. says 'no need' after Trump directs troops to Portland

Portland's mayor said he has not asked for an increase in federal officers.

Last Updated: September 28, 2025, 1:39 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced that he ordered federal troops to Portland, Oregon, due to what he alleged were threats from domestic terrorists.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, however, chastized the president and stressed that city leaders did not make any request to Washington.

Sep 25, 2025, 4:43 PM EDT

Trump signs order on TikTok deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed an executive order on the TikTok deal brokered to save the app's U.S. operations.

According to White House staff secretary Will Scharf, with the order, Trump is "bringing into effect the agreement that will save TikTok and ensure that it can operate safely and securely."

Trump said he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and "he gave us the go-ahead."

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, September 25, 2025.
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Sep 25, 2025, 12:37 PM EDT

Trump comments on Comey probe

President Donald Trump was asked about a potential criminal charge against former FBI Director James Comey.

The president claimed he didn't have any knowledge about the investigation but praised Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly appointed acting Attorney General of the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House,  Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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"They're going to make a determination. I'm not making that determination. I – I think I'd be allowed to get involved if I want, but I don't really choose to do so," he said.

Blanche and Halligan both served as Trump's private attorneys and Halligan was appointed last week after Erik Siebert resigned his position amid pressure from Trump administration officials to bring a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump went on to slam Comey who he called a "bad person" and a "sick person."

Sep 25, 2025, 12:18 PM EDT

Trump says he and Erdogan will discuss potential sale of F-35 jets

President Donald Trump said he and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the potential sale of American fighter jets to Turkey.

"We're going to discuss the F-35 ... And I think he'll be successful with buying the things he'd like to buy, Trump said, adding the U.S. needed "certain things" as well.
br/>The president was wearing a fighter jet pin on his lapel.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 25, 2025.
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Sep 25, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT

Trump says he could lift sanctions on Turkey, if he has a good meeting

President Donald Trump was asked by a Turkish reporter whether he is considering lifting sanctions issued on the country since 2020.

The president said, "It could be very soon."

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 25, 2025.
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"If we have a good meeting almost immediately," he added.

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