Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo made waves Thursday with her brief but punchy news appearance — even prompting the CNN anchor interviewing her to momentarily shed his neutral on-air persona with a laugh.

Her remarks were in response to a slew of claims by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , who during a Wednesday “antifa roundtable” accused Portland officials of covering up terrorism happening in Portland.

“You know, I never thought that renowned puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes,” Morillo began, “but here we are.”

The comment was bold enough to elicit an unexpected chuckle from the CNN anchor, who smiled before returning to his furrowed-brow expression.

In her 2024 book “No Going Back,” Noem

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