One thing this administration doesn’t get enough credit for? It finally learned how to fight back. And not just in press conferences or policy papers — but right where the modern narrative war is waged: on social media.
Yes, the Left still floods the zone with headlines wrapped in emotional manipulation and half-truths. And yes, too many legacy outlets are happy to carry water for anyone trying to smear federal law enforcement. But now, agencies like the Department of Homeland Security are stepping into the arena — not just defending themselves, but fact-checking the spin in real time.
Blind protester dragged, detained by feds says agents picked ‘the weakest person they could find’ https://t.co/W3fY9YZLer
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) October 21, 2025
Take a recent example out of Oregon. The Oregonian ran a headline and a sympathetic write-up about Quinn Haberl, a 4-foot-6 legally blind protester who was detained by ICE agents outside a federal facility in South Portland. The narrative? Agents picked on him because he was the “weakest person they could find.” The tone? Outrage. Injustice. Look at what the big bad federal government is doing to the marginalized!
Only one problem: that wasn’t the whole story. Not even close.
This rioter obstructed law enforcement and blocked the driveway so vehicles could not enter or exit the ICE facility creating a public safety threat for our officers and detainees. He blatantly disobeyed law enforcement orders to remain off federal property.
Does the @Oregonian… https://t.co/OxvCXgrvLf pic.twitter.com/AkfrdxWsb4
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 21, 2025
DHS came in with the receipts. On their official X account, they posted a response — one part clarification, one part mic drop:
“…plan to also report on this individual yelling he ‘hopes somebody kills you guys and if they do, we should give them the medal of freedom’ to our law enforcement?”
That’s what the headline left out. The “peaceful” protester wasn’t sitting quietly — he was inciting violence against law enforcement. Wishing death on agents. Suggesting would-be assassins deserve medals.
Let that sink in.
That context matters. It changes the entire story from government aggression to a deliberate act of provocation against federal officers. But without DHS stepping in, the public wouldn’t know. They’d just absorb the tear-jerker headline, and the lie would get halfway around the world before the truth had a chance to log in.
Why the hell is there a “blind” man lying in the freaking street outside the ICE facility in the first place?!
Here’s video of DHS very gently moving him out of the street.
He then repeatedly screams “I WILL KlLL YOU!” in agents’ faces.@Oregonian lies, as usual
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 21, 2025
This is why conservatives are finally winning ground online. While Bernie Sanders throws shade, blaming Jeff Bezos for the Right’s dominance on X (spoiler: Bezos doesn’t own X — Elon Musk does), Republicans and federal agencies have learned that you don’t wait for CNN to cover it — you post the truth yourself.
This isn’t trolling. This is accountability, and it’s long overdue.
