The Democrats find themselves in a bit of a pickle, looking like a ship without a captain. President Trump recently likened their situation to a place known more for internal chaos than anything else. Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon, has become emblematic of this rudderless ship. It’s like Antifa has taken the mayor’s office—without getting elected, mind you! CNN has other thoughts, though. Calling Antifa “domestic terrorists” seems off limits, perhaps saving that title for something else. But as the saying goes, if it quacks like a duck…
Resources are stretched pretty thin, with ICE officers facing the brunt of it. They’re dealing with daily harassment and physical attacks, all the while media outlets previously told us that the Black Lives Matter riots were mostly peaceful. The violence goes unchecked because the Democrats in Portland have rolled out the red carpet for chaos, apparently not getting the memo that was meant for communists, not anarchists.
In this dystopian twist of city management, federal officers have been sent to Oregon, yet local police seem to have hung a “do not disturb” sign around their precincts. One can only imagine Bob the Police Chief furrowing his brow, looking at the rule book, and then conveniently forgetting which chapter contains “arresting violent protesters.”
Enter Benny Johnson, conducting ride-alongs with Kristi Noem, who was reportedly in full tactical gear—the sort of thing that’s halfway between preparing for a peaceful protest and reenacting a scene from Mad Max. Walking through Portland, windows boarded, graffiti abound, and no shortage of colorful remarks from the left-wing crowd, it’s hard not to imagine Benny and Kristi feeling like characters in an apocalyptic thriller.
The question it all boils down to: What’s the game plan when your city resembles a set from The Walking Dead? President Trump talked about bringing in the cavalry through the Insurrection Act, a tempting proposition when being confronted with left-wing rockstars switching from strumming guitars to bashing ICE. So here it is—a city in a downward spiral, swirled into chaos by those claiming peace, with a police chief making cameo appearances in courtrooms sporting that guilty look of having tattled on a fellow officer. Let’s see if Portland can write itself a happy ending before the curtain falls.
