How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland NYT | Top Stories Anna Griffin and Aaron West 10 October 2025 at 17:03 President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify the president’s description of Oregon’s largest city as a “hellscape.” © Jordan Gale for The New York TimesKristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, tours the roof of an ICE detention center in Portland on Tuesday.