The Democrats who run Portland can whine all they want about President Donald Trump’s characterization of their community, but there is no doubt that it remains a failing city where things continue to fall apart at the seams.

Portland police say the city is seeing a surge in copper wire thefts, which have resulted in more than $2 million in losses and damages over the past six months, with internet service provider CenturyLink reporting at least 98 “large-scale” copper wire thefts. This problem has been growing worse since September, with detectives saying that phone lines in the city are being “cut and split apart” by thieves nearly every other day.

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