
Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It
Makena Kelly
created: Oct. 10, 2025, 10 a.m. | updated: Oct. 14, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
For the Trump administration, these creators don’t just amplify the White House’s messaging, they manufacture the evidence to justify it.
The administration needs visual proof that Democrat-led cities, like Portland and Chicago, are overwhelmed by violence, and these influencers supply it in real time, often becoming the spectacle themselves.
This is what the Trump administration appears to value the most about the content these influencers produce.
Sortor and Daviscourt were invited to the White House this Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on alleged violence by antifa.
“They have attacked journalists reporting on their crimes,” Trump said of antifa, as well as “agitators [and] anarchists” during Wednesday’s meeting.
1 week, 4 days ago: WIRED