Overview
- In Wednesday's monologue, Jimmy Kimmel asked residents of Portland, Chicago, Memphis and Washington, D.C., to upload #ShowMeYourHellhole videos for possible use on his show.
- He contrasted depictions of Portland as war-torn with peaceful protest scenes outside the city's ICE facility.
- Trump this week called Portland a “burning hellhole” and said he was considering enforcing the Insurrection Act against the city.
- Coverage referenced National Guard deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., along with efforts to extend such measures to Portland and Chicago.
- Portland Mayor Keith Wilson rejected the portrayal, as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited the city and vowed to “double down” on enforcement by acquiring additional federal buildings.