Naked, or nearly naked, bike riders on Sunday pedaled through the streets of Portland, Ore., donned in wacky accessories like an inflatable frog, to protest against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard to the city.
Protesters usually gather night and day outside of Portland’s ICE facility, but instead held an “emergency” edition of the city’s annual World Naked Bike Ride, which is usually held during the summer.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying the National Guard to the city Oct. 5, the city is awaiting the ruling.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, had previously granted Oregon officials their request for a restraining order against Trump ordering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.
Just a day later, Trump said he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending federal troops into Portland and avoid any legal hurdles.
In recent months, Trump has ordered the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles; Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tenn. Efforts to deploy troops in Chicago and Portland are on hold amid legal challenges.
On Monday, former President Obama criticized Trump for deploying the National Guard to cities across the country, saying that it was “politicization of the military.”
