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Anti-ICE Protesters in Portland Don Inflatable Costumes to Mock Trump’s “War Zone” Rhetoric

HeadlineOct 13, 2025

In Oregon, dozens of protesters on Saturday rallied outside a federal immigration facility in Portland demanding an end to Trump’s mass deportations and his plans to deploy the National Guard to their city. Many of the protesters wore inflatable costumes, mocking Trump’s description of Portland as a full-blown “war zone.”

Sarah Cimino: “Yes, we’re in costumes to show just how ridiculous that is. It’s not a war zone. The only time it’s a war zone is when they come down and abuse us protesters out here fighting for our community. As you just witnessed, they come down, they shoot pepper balls, they grab people.”

Adam: “I’m here tonight because this is literally, actually, bananas. Like, we have these guys in full military uniforms, costumes basically, coming out because the president of the United States, the highest office, that we used to all have respect for, is saying that this is a war-torn, blown-out buildings.”

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