India, Oct. 5 -- A White House official has come under scrutiny after being seen discussing plans to send an elite army unit to Portland, Oregon. The private messages were visible on his phone screen while he was in Minnesota, according to Star Tribune.

The official, Anthony Salisbury, is a deputy to senior Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller. He was photographed using Signal, an encrypted messaging app, to communicate with Patrick Weaver, a senior aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other federal officials.

In the exchange, Weaver said Hegseth wanted direct approval from Donald Trump before deploying the 82nd Airborne Division. "Between you and I, I think Pete just wants the top cover from the boss if anything goes sideways with...