"I can tell you absolutely for sure that no Defense Department forces have been deployed to Portland, are not in the process of being transferred now, and we are not considering the possibility of their transfer," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman quoted TASS as saying.
Confusion and misconceptions that troops have been brought into the city are due to the use of uniforms that resemble military uniforms, according to a Defense Department official.
Earlier, Democratic politicians and Oregon authorities demanded that Donald Trump withdraw federal law enforcement officers from the city of Portland, where protests have been going on for more than 50 days. The mayor of the city and the governor of the state said that Trump was using "secret police" against the demonstrators.