The president had said living here, in the nation’s 26th-most-populous city, was like “living in hell.” Portlanders mostly met the news with confusion.
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Violent crime and homicide rates in Portland have been declining over the past few years. According to FBI data between 2014 and 2024, the violent crime rate peaked in 2021, while the homicide rate topped out in 2022. The number of violent crimes has been lower in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same period in 2024, according to data from the Portland Police Department.
No offense to the people there, but this is what matters: cold, objective facts, not their vibes.
No, not confusion. All of us here in Portland know that Trump’s statement is 100% bullshit, whether from Trump being fed bullshit by FOX News et al, or by Trump making up the lie itself.
There is literally nowhere else on earth I’d want to live more than Portland, OR. Any of his 'fires everywhere" would just be people having backyard barbecues or cookong in food pods.
My understanding is that it comes from watching B roll of other protests on Fox
“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”
You’re so close, Donald. “But wait, is Fox News lying to and manipulating me?”
How the fuck did we get here
Decades of right wing propaganda.
Payrolled by rich neoliberals
Even taking the question seriously is sane-washing the President’s delusions.
No. Being that there’s no war there, that was an easy question.
Border patrol surveillance helicopters were flying over Portland yesterday. I wonder if he was watching the feeds.
