Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Trump held antifa roundtable with conspiracy theorists — Trump held an "antifa" roundtable with right-wing commentators, including "Pizzagate" conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec. Talking about his effort to criminalize flag burning, a move protected by the First Amendment through the Supreme Court, Trump said, "We took freedom of speech away." Attorney General Pam Bondi noted that, "just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach with antifa." Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem compared "antifa," which has no organized structure or leadership, to Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Hamas, and ISIS, saying they are "just as sophisticated" and "dangerous" as other "terrorist" organizations.
• White House issues release characterizing Portland protests as "Antifa-led" terrorism and promoting federal deployment — The White House published a release titled "PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents' Pleas for Help" on October 8, 2025. The document characterizes years of Portland protests as an "Antifa-led hellfire" involving "firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks," accuses news media of denial about "Radical Left's reign of terror," and frames federal resource mobilization as necessary to "safeguard lives and property." The release includes resident testimonies supporting National Guard deployment and a chronology of Portland incidents dating to 2016, attributing violence to "Antifa terrorists" and "Antifa militants."
• White House held "Antifa Roundtable" with far-right influencers to promote narrative of left-wing violence — Trump held an "Antifa Roundtable" at the White House with far-right influencers to promote the narrative that "antifa" is a real organized threat responsible for violence and destruction. Participants included Jack Posobiec, a proponent of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. The White House used the event to advance claims about left-wing terrorism despite evidence that federal agents had characterized pre-deployment protests as "low energy."
• White House issued press release falsely characterizing Portland protests as "Antifa-led hellfire" — The White House issued a press release claiming that Portland has been consumed for years by an "Antifa-led hellfire" of firebombs, beatings, and attacks on federal officers and property, and accused the media of "shameful denial" about left-wing violence. The characterization contradicted federal agents' own descriptions of the protests as "low energy" before the administration ordered troops into the city.