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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek urged President Trump by phone today to back off of threats to send troops to Portland. “Portland is doing just fine, and I made that very clear to the President this morning,” Kotek said at a press conference on the city’s waterfront, flanked by local elected leaders and businesspeople. “Our city is a far cry from the war-ravaged community that he has posted about on social media. I conveyed that directly to him.” The press conference was part of a barrage of reaction by