Trump mentions Portland's 2020 protests in debate

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went head-to-head during the first presidential debate on the 2024 election Thursday night, Portland, Oregon, is once again being put in the spotlight.

The mention of Portland came after CNN's Jake Tapper asked Trump a question on if he violated his constitunional oath during the January 6 insurrection.

Trump responded by talking about how people are looking at America if they were "a bunch of stupid people," once Biden took office.

After Biden responded by saying that Trump "encouraged those folks to storm Capitol Hill, Trump replyed ""You ought to be ashamed of yourself. What you have done. You have destroyed the lives of so many people. When they ripped down Portland, when they ripped down many other cities. You go to (Mineepolis), what they have done there. With the fires, all over the city. If I didn't bring in the National Guard, that city would have been destroyed."

Trump is presumbly referring to the many 2020 protests in Portland that garnered national attention.