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Robert Mackey in Portland

Who are the rightwing influencers filling Trump’s head with visions of antifa?

President Trump Holds Roundtable Discussion At The White House On AntifaWASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: Far-right influencers and political commentators attend a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump’s administration held the roundtable to discuss the anti-fascist Antifa movement after signing an executive order designating it as a “domestic terrorist organization”. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Far-right influencers and political commentators endorsed Donald Trump’s planned crackdown on antifascist activists at the White House. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Last 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.

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