Kristi Noem's Fool's Errand

There may be no instance in which the gap between reality and the regime's narrative is as vast as it is in Portland, Oregon.

Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and cosplay aficionado, made a visit this week to Portland, Oregon — a city that her boss has disparaged and mischaracterized for years. She was dispatched to prop up his most recent delusion — that Portland is a “war zone,” a “city on fire,” a “hell hole” — but she failed miserably.

The reason she failed is that there is no war and no war zone. There are no fires, except in some in the wood burning pizza ovens of certain restaurants. The most hellish thing about Portland these days is when the food co-op runs out of locally sourced chanterelles.

Social media has been full of photos taunting the so-called president with Portland’s natural beauty and glorious recent spell of weather. It’s not a difficult task. It’s a beautiful place with a long history of being laid back and progress…