PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White House Wednesday, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by “antifa thugs” and that it is essentially a war zone.

“It should be clear to all Americans that we have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country, radicals associated with the domestic terror group antifa that you’ve heard a lot about lately,” Trump said.

But the reality on the ground in Portland is far from the extremes described at the White House.

Here’s a closer look at the facts.

The protests

TRUMP: “In Portland, Oregon, antifa thugs have repeatedly attacked our offices and laid siege to federal proper

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