INSURRECTION, STRAIGHT UP: Oregon senator claims Kristi Noem’s visit to Portland is to ‘incite violence.’
If a federal official can’t visit a federal facility without “inciting” violence, the problem isn’t with the federal official.Senator Rod Wyden of Oregon has claimed that the Department of Homeland Security went to Portland “to incite violence.” Noem has been paying close attention to conditions in Portland where Antifa agitators and militants have been aggressive in their attempt to disrupt federal law enforcement.
“Kristi Noem is cosplaying as a public official. In reality, she’s been sent by Trump to incite violence,” Wyden said. “Don’t tar and feather her as Speaker Johnson suggested for Governor Newsom. The best response to her playacting as cop? Ignore her and keep supporting our community.”
Noem was traveling to Portland to tour the ICE facilty. The area around the facility has been under siege since June when Antifa militants began protesting outside, getting in the way of law enforcement vehicles and personnel.