BOMBSHELL: Leaks Show Trump Officials Floated Sending the 82nd Airborne Into Portland
BOMBSHELL: Leaks Show Trump Officials Floated Sending the 82nd Airborne Into Portland  
Podcast: Bulwark Takes
Published On: Sat Oct 04 2025
Description: Leaked Signal messages from Trump officials show them casually discussing deploying the 82nd Airborne into Portland—and JD Vance pushing prosecutions against influencers. Sam Stein breaks takes on the chaos, the incompetence, and the absurd “douche canoe” moment inside Trump’s inner circle, thanks to stellar reporting from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Andy Mannix. "Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show" (Star Tribune): https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729