Trump always wanted his own police force. Portland is just his excuse to use it.

[Nevilledog]

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-portland-secret-police-force-border-patrol-homeland-security-2020-7

President Donald Trump's favorite words are "strong" and "powerful."

Even dating back to the 1990s, he used them to praise the Chinese government's 1989 massacre of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square as a demonstration of "the power of strength."

As president it's become even more clear the words make up his measure of leadership. It's why he admires dictators and authoritarians, and why he has long encouraged US law enforcement to not worry so much about namby-pamby civil liberties and just get on with the business of letting the people know who's boss.

And it's why his use of federal agents to police the streets of Portland, Oregon, is the natural progression to what he views as the power of the presidency.

*snip*

[Turbineguy]

1. Maybe they can give him

a nice parade complete with goose-stepping.