National Guard now in place for Oregon amid 'chaos, death and destruction': Trump

In a Truth Social post, Trump said that as he determined on Saturday, when he activated the Oregon National Guard, "conditions continue to deteriorate into lawless mayhem."

"We will never allow MOBS to take over our streets, burn our Cities, or destroy America. The National Guard is now in place, and has been dedicated to restoring LAW AND ORDER, and ending the Chaos, Death, and Destruction! We are a Nation of LAW, and we will PREVAIL."

The state National Guard called the mission straightforward: "protect federal facilities and the federal employees working in them."

"I need everyone to understand the command relationship with this particular mission," Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold wrote in the memo. "I know some of you may have strong feelings about this mission. That's okay. You are citizens first, but you're also service members who took an oath to support and defend the Constitution and follow the orders of the President and the Governor. 

"That oath doesn't come with an asterisk that says, 'only when I agree with the mission.' We don't get to pick and choose."

Gronewold added he knows "some people in Oregon won't understand or won't support this mission."

For those mobilizing, leaders said to take care of their families and "be smart" on social media. 

"Don't post about unit movements, mobilization details, or operational information," Gronewold wrote. "Please don't get into political arguments online while wearing the uniform or identifying yourself as a member of the Oregon Guard. Understand you represent something bigger than yourself, and the public is watching."

The memo came days after Portland Mayor Keith Wilson fired back at the administration, claiming the president would "not find" lawlessness in the city, and alleging video footage showing violence in Portland was "recycled" from five years ago.

"If President Trump came to Portland today, what he would find is people riding their bikes, playing sports, enjoying the sunshine, buying groceries or produce from a farmers' market," Wilson said. "We've had hard conversations, and we've done important work in the years since that footage was taken, we reformed our public safety system."

Video footage obtained by Fox News Digital showed protesters in August rolling out a guillotine, lighting fires and forcing law enforcement to disperse the crowd with munitions.

The City of Portland did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.