Oregon officials have argued, in that court case and publicly, that Trump appeared to have been misled by Fox News. “Portland is unbelievable, what’s going on,” Trump told reporters on Sept. 5, recounting scenes of chaos and destruction. “That was not on my list, Portland, but when I watched television last night, this has been going on.” On the previous evening, Fox News had aired a segment portraying Portland as out of control and included video from actual riots in 2020 in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing.