Some things never change. Last Saturday, Ron Wyden, Oregon’s senior Democrat U.S. senator, made a ballsy — if unintended — declaration in a X post. Wyden proclaimed: “My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.”
My, my, are we hearing echoes of John C. Calhoun’s fiery declarations in the runup to the Civil War? The senator’s words smack of States’ Rights conceit. You’d think that Senator Calhoun — err, Wyden — was demanding that federal troops vacate Fort Sumter. Didn’t Abe Lincoln settle that matter way back when?
WATCH: Nick Sortor gets arrested but we see ANTIFA attacking him.
A journalist said, “Looked like Nick Sortor got jumped… Portland liaison officers stand nearby and watch.”
Nick called it.
Free Nick Sortor!!! pic.twitter.com/BO4xyzwzJC
— Digital Gal (@DigitalGal_X) October 3, 2025
I have just learned that independent journalist @nicksortor has been ARRESTED after he was attacked by Antifa for reporting in Portland.
Nick is a friend and a strong ally for the truth. This arrest is an open assault on the First Amendment. Portland Police must answer for this pic.twitter.com/hUyNv7Nn9F
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 3, 2025
Conservative firebrand Nick Sortor arrested in anti-ICE protest in Portland: ‘You’ve made a big mistake’
