{"id":2493330,"date":"2025-10-01T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-antifa-agitator-appears-to-hit-journalist-in-the-face\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:25:48","slug":"video-antifa-agitator-appears-to-hit-journalist-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-antifa-agitator-appears-to-hit-journalist-in-the-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: &#8216;Antifa Agitator&#8217; Appears to Hit Journalist in the Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-antifa-agitator-appears-to-hit-journalist-in-the-face%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the ongoing anti-ICE protests and violence in Portland, Oregon. Despite President Donald Trump authorizing the deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: It&#039;s Time for the Democrats to &#039;Accept Their Victory,&#039; &#039;Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On&#039; -- &#039;You Won, Be Happy&#039;\">federal troops<\/a> to control the unrest, Portland&#8217;s mayor, Keith Wilson, stated that no troops are needed and suggested that the violence is either exaggerated or provoked. Journalist Katie Daviscourt reported being assaulted by an Antifa agitator outside an ICE facility in Portland, highlighting the dangers faced not only by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> but also by journalists covering the events. Antifa militants have reportedly used nearby safe houses to evade arrest,with local police reluctant to intervene. Federal agents eventually responded with arrests,emphasizing the management&#8217;s stance that troops are necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >protect federal facilities amid attacks<\/a> by Antifa and other groups deemed domestic terrorists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After President Donald Trump approved the use of troops to rein in the anti-ICE violence sweeping Portland, Oregon, its mayor said there was no need for troops.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city,&rdquo; Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement on the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portland.gov\/mayor\/keith-wilson\/news\/2025\/9\/27\/mayor-wilson-responds-presidents-threat-send-troops-portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, claiming Trump &ldquo;will not find lawlessness or violence here unless he plans to perpetrate it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tell that to journalist Katie Daviscourt of The Post Millennial, who in chronicling the chaos that defines Portland was assaulted overnight Tuesday outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have a black eye already forming. I am obviously pissed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/04mYyxggMc\">pic.twitter.com\/04mYyxggMc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Daviscourt &#128248; (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973251686820094253?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>For weeks, ICE agents trying to uphold the law have faced protesters who attack them with impunity.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Daviscourt noted in a series of posts on X, journalists who do not fawn over antifa are also targets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: I just got assaulted by an Antifa agitator outside the ICE facility in Portland.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect walked up to me and hit me in the face with her flag pole, swinging it like a baseball bat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BFi39Ym8R6\">pic.twitter.com\/BFi39Ym8R6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Daviscourt &#128248; (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973241441834115509?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Breaking: I just got assaulted by an Antifa agitator outside the ICE facility in Portland. The suspect walked up to me and hit me in the face with her flag pole, swinging it like a baseball bat,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973241441834115509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even if police were interested in making an arrest, she said the individual who hit her vanished into a building where the law fears to tread.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect escaped into the Antifa safe house &mdash; an apartment unit near the ICE facility that has been harboring Antifa militants involved in the occupation &mdash; with the help of her comrades. Portland Police still refuse to make an arrest,&rdquo; Daviscourt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973250907791040989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: The suspect escaped into the Antifa safe house &mdash; an apartment unit near the ICE facility that has been harboring Antifa militants involved in the occupation &mdash; with the help of her comrades.<\/p>\n<p>Portland Police still refuse to make an arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CN6VAjzqvV\">pic.twitter.com\/CN6VAjzqvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Daviscourt &#128248; (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973250907791040989?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although the antifa protester got the better of Daviscourt in that exchange, the journalist remained on the scene to note that federal agents eventually turned on the protesters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Watch the moment ICE SRT jumped out of a van and took Antifa agitators by surprise in another arrest outside the Portland ICE facility. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sREfv7Cl3e\">pic.twitter.com\/sREfv7Cl3e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Daviscourt &#128248; (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/1973273317584019629?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/arrests-by-federal-officers-outside-portlands-ice-facility-president-donald-trump-authorization-oregon-national-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATU<\/a>, four people were arrested during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal response<\/a> to the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said federal troops are needed in Portland to protect federal operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,&rdquo; Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115276694936263266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. 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