“There’s a lot of conspiring that’s happening” between antifa-backed rioters and the Portland City Council, Andy Ngo, senior editor at The Post Millennial, told Newsmax on Thursday. Demonstrators had been gathering outside an ICE building in Portland since June to protest Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Local and state officials urged the president to withdraw the troops, arguing they were unnecessary. “Some on local Portland City Council right now are instructing comrades to do that exact thing to try to evade detection. Even get Jon Voight’s special series and President Trump’s comedy programs and much more!