President Trump is sending troops to Portland to tackle political violence.

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – September 27, 2025

Main Theme & Purpose
This episode delivers breaking updates on President Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland in response to political violence following high-profile incidents. Other key topics include weather threats along the East Coast, diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Colombia, recent legal developments involving James Comey, and the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. President Trump Deploys Troops to Portland

• Troops Sent to Address Political Violence
  • President Trump is sending U.S. troops to Portland to combat political violence and "domestic terrorism networks" after the assassination of Charlie Kirk (00:02).
  • Focus on left-leaning groups, particularly Antifa.
  • Trump announced the move on Truth Social, authorizing use of "full force" if necessary.
  • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed to provide forces to Portland and any ICE facilities "under siege."
  • Portland’s mayor reports increased federal presence, states it wasn’t at the city’s request.
    • Quote: “He says they did not ask them to come.” – Madeleine Rivera (00:37)

2. Violence Context and Ongoing Unrest

• Recent Attacks and Reasons for the Action
  • Ongoing attacks on ICE agents highlighted.
  • Mention of the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk as a catalyzing incident (00:43).

3. Tropical Storm Imelda Approaching the Carolinas

• Storm Updates & Impacts
  • Forecasts indicate Tropical Storm Imelda may become a minimal hurricane early next week (00:58).
  • Track unlikely to lead to landfall, but impacts expected along Carolina coast.
    • Flood watches anticipated; hurricane-force wind gusts possible.
    • “Landfall now is looking less and less likely, but we will still have impacts.” – Mike Sideel (01:15)

4. Diplomatic Standoff with Colombia

• Revocation of Colombian President’s Visa
  • U.S. revokes visa after Colombian president urges American military to disobey President Trump during a protest in New York (01:36).

5. Legal Fallout: Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted

• Comey's Indictment and White House Response
  • Trump stands by Justice Department after indictment of James Comey on charges of making false statements and obstruction relating to 2020 Senate testimony (02:14).
    • Trump asserts “there will be others” following Comey.
    • Quote: “The next person on your list in this retribution, it's not a list, but I think there'll be others. I mean, they're corrupt. These, these were corrupt radical left Democrats. It's about justice, really. It's not revenge.” – Donald Trump (02:35)
  • Trump accuses Democrats of weaponizing the Justice Department.
    • Quote: “Democrats, quote, weaponized the Justice Department like nobody in history, claiming they went after him unjustly.” – Chandley Painter (02:58)
  • Justice Department proceeded over objections from local prosecutors.

6. Ukraine Conflict and Russian Response

• Russian Defense Minister’s UN Speech
  • Russia claims it’s open to negotiation, says its “security and vital interests must be reliably agreed.”
  • Denies accusations of violations against NATO countries.
    • Quote: “Russia has been and remains open to negotiations... But Russia's security and vital interests must be reliably agreed.” – Stephanie Bennett (03:24)
  • Trump posits that with EU and U.S. support, Ukraine could win back all territory (03:38).
• Major U.S.-Ukraine Arms Deal Announced
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky confirms a new $90 billion arms deal with the U.S. (03:56).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Madeleine Rivera on federal deployment:
  “He says they did not ask them to come.” (00:37)

• Mike Sideel on hurricane threats:
  “Landfall now is looking less and less likely, but we will still have impacts.” (01:15)

• Donald Trump on Comey and broader indictments:
  “It's about justice, really. It's not revenge. It's about... the fact that you can't let this go on. They are sick, radical left people and they can't get away with it.” (02:40)

• Fox’s Stephanie Bennett on Russia’s stance:
  “Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on eliminating the root causes of the conflict. But Russia's security and vital interests must be reliably agreed, he said.” (03:24)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:02] – President Trump’s troop deployment announcement
• [00:43] – Political violence context and ICE attacks
• [00:58] – Tropical Storm Imelda update
• [01:36] – U.S. revokes Colombian President’s visa
• [02:14] – Trump on Comey’s indictment
• [03:24] – Russian defense minister’s statement at the UN
• [03:56] – Ukraine announces major arms deal with the U.S.

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This episode provides a rapid-fire digest of major U.S. and international developments with Fox News’s signature tone: direct, urgent, and unfiltered.

Transcript

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US Troops on the way to Oregon. I'm Roger Stern, Fox News. President Trump sending troops to Portland to tackle political violence. Fox's Madeleine Rivera at the White House.

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President Trump has been focused on taking down what he calls domestic terrorism networks in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination and he has been focusing on left leaning groups. The president saying on Truth Social that he is directing his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide troops to Portland and any other ICE facilities that he says are are under siege from attack by antifa and other domestic terrorists. He says he's authorizing full force if necessary. The city's mayor reported seeing armored vehicles and more federal agents in the city. He says they did not ask them to come.

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Domestic violence has included attacks on ICE agents and the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk. A tropical storm and possible future hurricane could hit the Carolinas next week. Fox Weather's Mike Sideel in Folly Beach, South Carolina.

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It will become Tropical Storm Imelda and then forecast to become a minimal hurricane by the early part of the week. It's going to take from now until Tuesday to get it due east of Jacksonville. So we're a long way from anything here in South Carolina. But the track comes up, stalls and then goes right out to sea. Landfall now is looking less and less likely but we will still have impacts. Even though the Carolina coast is not in the cone, you can still have impacts outside of the cone. One of those is rainfall. Flood watches will probably go up and there'll be some flash flooding. Winds may gust a hurricane force 74 miles an hour. This is all going to be ironed out in the coming days.

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For updates, download the FOX Weather app. The US Is revoking the visa for the president of Colombia. This after a protest in New York where the Colombian president called on the US Military to disobey President Trump's orders. America is listening to FOX News.

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President Trump predicting there will be others after the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Here's fox's Chandley Painter.

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President Trump is standing by his Justice Department after former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on charges of making a false statement statement and obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020.

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The next person on your list in this retribution, it's not a list, but I think there'll be others. I mean, they're corrupt. These, these were corrupt radical left Democrats. It's about justice, really. It's not revenge. It's about, it's also, it's also about the fact that you can't let this go on. They are sick, radical left people and they can't get away with it.

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Trump also telling reporters that Democrats, quote, weaponized the Justice Department like nobody in history, claiming they went after him unjustly.

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The Justice Department went after Comey over the objections of queer prosecutors. And the local US Attorney, who was then replaced Russia's defense minister addressed the UN Today, warning Europe of possible reprisals if countries get involved in Ukraine. Here's fox's Stephanie Bennett.

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He said Russia has been and remains open to negotiations on eliminating the root causes of the conflict. But Russia's security and vital interests must be reliably agreed, he said. He also spoke on accusations against Russia of planning to attack NATO countries after many have accused Moscow of violating their airspace with jets and drones in recent weeks, which the Kremlin has denied. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he thinks Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back.

[A]

This comes as Ukrainian President Vladimir zelensky announces a $90 billion arms deal with the U.S. i'm Roger Stern, and this is FOX News.

[H]

Hey, I'm Trey Gaddy, host of the Trey Gaddy Podcast. I hope you will join me every Tuesday and Thursday as we navigate life together and hopefully find ourselves a little bit better on the other side. Listen and follow now@fox newspodcast.com.