Meet the content creators whose videos from Portland and Chicago shape the president’s distorted view of reality
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ast week’s White House roundtable on antifa was an odd affair, mainly because the supposed experts who briefed Donald Trump on antifascism were rightwing influencers who make a living filming themselves confronting leftwing protesters.
Videos of protests in Portland and Chicago produced by these conservative content creators have long shaped the president’s distorted view of reality.
Although the influencers all describe themselves as “independent journalists”, they all frame leftwing protesters as nefarious or ridiculous in their videos, and eight of the 11 are current or former employees of Turning Point USA, the conservative advocacy organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
