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MAGA Influencer's Portland Video Sparks Mockery and Debate

10/9/2025

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MAGA influencer Benny Johnson faced ridicule for a Portland video.
The clip showed a small group of reporters and protesters, including a man in a chicken costume, not an army.
Kristi Noem called the protesters uneducated and ill-informed, but said they were peaceful.
Responses mocked the idea of an 'army' and questioned Portland's portrayal as war-ravaged.

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Story summary

MAGA influencer Benny Johnson faced ridicule for a Portland video.
The clip showed a small group of reporters and protesters, including a man in a chicken costume, not an army.
Kristi Noem called the protesters uneducated and ill-informed, but said they were peaceful.
Responses mocked the idea of an 'army' and questioned Portland's portrayal as war-ravaged.