ICE Barbie Accuses All Portland Officials of Bonkers Cover-Up
Homeland Security Secretary Krisit Noem accused local leaders in Portland, Oregon, of “lying” because they didn’t want to back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun by terrorists.
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Noem criticized Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Police Chief Bob Day after her surprise visit to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland’s South Side earlier this week.
“I have… met with the governor, the mayor, the police chief and the highway patrol superintendent. They are all liars, deceitful and dishonest people,” she said. “Because as soon as you leave the room, they do the exact opposite response.
“So we’re looking at purchasing new facilities in Portland as well. And we’re going to double down. And I told them if they don’t meet our demands for safety and security on the streets, we’re going to bring in more federal law enforcement,” she added.
But Noem’s trip Tuesday revealed that Portland is not the war zone the president claims.
Local officials continued to undermine the Trump administration’s outlandish claims about Portland. Kotek, who heard of Noem’s visit, would have met her at the airport, where the governor said she “reiterated that there was no insurrection in Oregon.”
Outside of the facilities Noem visited, there were no hardened terrorists, just a handful of journalists and a guy in a chicken costume. By midday, there were about two dozen protesters, but they still outnumbered the journalists, according to Oregon live. And across the city, organizers organized a puppy parade to tell ICE to get its hands off Portland. Yet later appearing on Fox News, Noem called local leaders “a bunch of thoughts” and said she wanted even more security at ICE facilities.
Wilson said that the quiet day Noem witnessed was proof that “Portland continues to manage public safety professionally and responsibly, regardless of the claims of out-of-state social media influencers.”
It appears Noem is now hoping to punish Portland officials for their repeated claims that they were doing a good job handling public safety themselves.
On Wednesday, during a roundtable of right-wing influencers speaking about anti-fascist resistance to the president, Noem accused Wilson and Kotek to “cover up the terrorism that hits their streets.”
Noem also claimed that Portland police officers “encouraged” protesters who shouted slogans such as “kill ICE agents” and “Molotov cocktails melt ICE.”
Day told KGW8 that Noem’s claim was a “heinous allegation.”
“Given that several people have documented his movements, we urge him to provide video evidence to support this claim,” he said. “Such inflammatory rhetoric undermines trust and distracts from our goal of ensuring safety in the South Waterfront region. Our officers remain professional, dedicated and committed to serving the people of Portland with integrity.”
