The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board’s recent editorial was excellent, (“ Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland ,” Oct. 12). It highlighted President Trump’s refusal to separate fact from fiction, stressed that truth on the ground matters and warned that deploying federal forces against peaceful cities is dangerous. I fully agree.

However, one part troubled me: the claim that “some of Oregon’s most prominent Republicans are also helping push back” against false White House narratives. I wish that were true – but it’s not.

The board cited Congressman Cliff Bentz, who defended Trump’s order to send the National Guard to Portland, saying Trump had no choice and criticizing a judge’s decision to block him. His muddled and contradictory remarks about Portland being “w

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