Oh, buckle up, because this one’s got all the ingredients for a political pressure cooker: spineless local leadership, violent left-wing mobs masquerading as “protesters,” and a CNN reporter doing her best impression of a PR rep for the DNC — all while the White House Press Secretary has to play kindergarten teacher and explain how journalism is supposed to work. Spoiler alert: it’s not by blindly quoting Democrat talking points and calling it a day.
Karoline Leavitt — and let’s just take a second to appreciate the fact that this woman has more backbone than most of Washington combined — delivered a brutal reality check to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during a recent press briefing. The topic? Portland. Remember that little city out west where the concept of law and order went to die a few years ago? Yeah, it’s still smoldering.
Collins, ever the loyal foot soldier for narrative control, tried to suggest that President Trump’s plan to send in the National Guard was just another political stunt. Her source? A phone call with the Portland police chief — you know, the same leadership that’s been essentially handing out marshmallows and megaphones to the rioters for years. Because clearly the guy whose officers have been told to stand down knows exactly what’s going on.
Leavitt wasn’t having it. Not for a second. She flat-out reminded Collins that being a reporter doesn’t mean echoing the party line from local Democrat officials. It means going into the mess — yes, even if it smells like burning dumpsters and poor decisions — and seeing the truth for yourself. Leavitt pointed out that independent journalists (the ones who somehow still remember what real reporting looks like) have been embedded in Portland and are capturing the chaos on video. Not some blurry, shaky TikTok clip — actual footage of ICE agents clashing with Antifa thugs while the local police, ordered to do nothing, watch from the sidelines.
The White House is inviting journalists who report on Antifa to come to discuss what’s been happening in Portland, Ore. pic.twitter.com/93sOb6FRUe
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 6, 2025
But here’s where it gets interesting — and honestly, a little infuriating.
Collins tried to cut her off. Classic. Heaven forbid the viewing public hear too much actual information that might challenge their prepackaged, nightly dose of “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” Leavitt didn’t let her. Instead, she twisted the knife a little more — rightly calling out Collins for parroting Democrat officials who oppose the President no matter what. And then she went for the jugular: Talk to the residents. Ask the people who live in the wreckage Antifa leaves behind every night if they think it’s “unnecessary” to send in help.
Oh, but of course that’s not going to make it into the CNN highlight reel. They don’t want to hear from the small business owner who’s had his windows smashed in four times. Or the mom afraid to walk her kid to school. Or the ICE agents who’ve been targeted like criminals for doing their jobs. No, that doesn’t fit the narrative. That’s inconvenient.
The truth is, the press doesn’t want to show you what’s really happening in Portland — because if they did, it’d blow a crater-sized hole in their favorite bedtime story: that the left is peaceful, tolerant, and above all, righteous.
Here’s some video from Portland:
Portland (Oct. 5) — Violent BLM-Antifa militant Darnell Andre Canfield was arrested outside ICE after trying to fight people. He has an extensive criminal history spanning multiple states. Video by @choeshow: pic.twitter.com/vEibCEyF8t
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 6, 2025
Portland (Oct. 5) — A leftist anti-ICE rioter screamed and spit in the face of a federal officer and was quickly taken down and arrested.pic.twitter.com/dgYECZjW0f
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 6, 2025
Portland — A masked far-left extremist outside the ICE facility went up to a livestreamer and told him he should be assassinated like Charlie Kirk. These are the type of thugs marauding with impunity on the street and who Democrats call peaceful. pic.twitter.com/zoJlSRmVmf
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 6, 2025
Portland (Oct. 4) — Far-left protesters gathered to try to besiege the ICE facility but were met by a large group of federal agents. pic.twitter.com/3qsMSiyBlb
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 5, 2025
Meanwhile, Antifa keeps lighting fires, ICE keeps getting attacked, and the local government just keeps the coffee warm for whoever’s torching the place that night. And when the federal government finally says, “Enough,” here comes CNN to clutch their pearls and cry “overreach.”
What’s worse? The people still believe them. Because folks like Collins don’t get pushed back — not usually. They float in and out of press briefings with their smug soundbites and their rehearsed eye rolls, never expecting anyone to call them out. Until Leavitt shows up with receipts, names, and actual video proof.
So, what happens now? Does CNN follow up with on-the-ground reporting? Do they air that footage in primetime? Or do they just keep leaning on anonymous quotes from Democrat city officials and pretending it’s journalism?
We already know the answer.
And the American people? They’re waking up to it.
