One thing we keep hearing from so-called Democrat “leaders” in Portland and at the state level in Oregon is that what’s going on at the ICE facility is manageable, that they’ve got it under control, and that there’s no need for the troop deployment ordered by President Trump.

For example, Gov. Tina Kotek (D) proclaimed, “Portland and the State of Oregon believe in the rule of law and can manage our own local public safety needs.” Portland’s Democrat mayor, Keith Wilson, repeated the false talking point about there being no violence or lawlessness in his city.

“The president will not find violence or lawlessness here,” Wilson said during a press conference.

Sen. Ron Wyden declared that Trump was “launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown,” as though the conflict was not already provoked – by Antifa.