Donald Trump was shot down by a judge he appointed, causing critics to celebrate online.
Raw Story reported on the "bombshell ruling," in which Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, ruled that Trump's National Guard call-up to Portland was based on false claims about unrest in the liberal city.
That ruling made waves on X.
Liberal commentator Ed Krassenstein said, "BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut (appointed by Trump) has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration’s attempt to deploy 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers to Portland."
"A Trump Appointee!!" he then added. "She says this is executive overreach."
Dem Senator Chris Murphy flagged a particular quote from the opinion:
“'This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,' wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee," Murphy wrote.
Conservative commentator Bill Kristol chimed in, "Judge Immergut is a Republican and a 2019 Trump appointee."
Writer Nancy Rommelmann said, "I was at the courthouse yesterday when the state argued to halt the deployment to ICE of the National Guard."
"I sensed Judge Immergut (a Trump appointee) would agree, mostly because the gov’t didn’t put forth any evidence that ICE thought help was necessary," she added.
The popular Protect Kamala Harris account wrote, "NEW: Federal Judge Karin Immergut has blocked Trump’s deployment of troops in Portland, Oregon. RETWEET to thank Judge Immergut for standing up for our democracy!"
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield celebrated the legal win, saying Saturday, "The court agreed with our position. Today's ruling is a healthy check on the president. It reaffirms what we already knew: Portland is not the president's war-torn fantasy."
"Our city is not ravaged, and there is no rebellion," he then added. "The president must demonstrate an actual threat based on real facts if he wants to put the National Guard on our streets. Members of the Oregon National Guard are not a tool for him to use in his political theater."
