The Trump Administration is planning to ramp up pressure on Portland and the state of Oregon following the arrest of a conservative social media influencer at the city’s embattled ICE facility, Thursday night. In the daily press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump had authorized even more resources to come to Portland. Leavitt also said the President is looking at options to cut federal funding to the city due to a rise in "Antifa" related incidents "We will not fund states that allow anarchy," Leavitt told reporters. READ MORE | https://katu.com/news/local/trump-authorizes-more-resources-to-portland-after-arrest-of-conservative-influencer-nicholas-sortor-leavitt-ice-immigration-protesters-local-oregon-kotek-republicans _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katunews KATU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KATUNews Subscribe to KATU on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDTerxNU_gvCWLkIPkqghA/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFtHM_AbvnEUkd_YRTlZpGKkbczT5w062 For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@katu.com Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #protests #protest #immigration #trumpadministration #nationalguard #federal #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland #Oregon #localnews #oregonnews

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