Katie Daviscourt tells Trump Portland residents are ‘begging for federal intervention’ from Antifa violence

"I first wanted to start by thanking you guys for designating Antifa a terrorist group. It’s exactly what this group is. It’s a long time coming," she said.

She recounted her extensive years of covering and infiltrating Antifa, saying, "I know their inner workings, and Antifa uses extreme political violence to crush the civil rights of their political enemies, and believes that violence is justified by any means necessary."

Daviscourt, who has been reporting on the nightly violence outside of Portland’s ICE facility for months, said, directing her comment towards "corporate media who has completely ignored this story or has falsely reported on it," "this is nothing short other than a sustained attack on the United States, which is being supported by Democratic elected officials.

"The Portland Police Bureau has completely abandoned several blocks outside the ICE facility, giving away their jurisdiction to a terrorist group who has spend the past four months harassing, assaulting, and intimidating anyone they perceive to be against their cause."

These militants have been assaulting federal agents, as well as reporters in the area, she said. "Today, I am sitting here with a black eye and a concussion after being violently hit in the face with a metal pole while reporting outside the ICE facility."

"I immediately went to three Portland police officers who refused to detain the suspect. I took the time to chase down the suspect in the streets, had her held for 35 minutes. I was waiting for Portland police to come and they never came."

She said that she watched as "20 Antifa militants help my assault suspect escape into an Antifa safe house that is one block away from the ICE facility, and this safe house is where Antifa-affiliated protestors are conducting paramilitary operations. It’s where they are resting, they’re showering, they’re eating to continue this occupation. I have staked out this safe house and have observed shift changes. This group is highly organized. It is being funded through mutual aid groups, and they have no plans of stopping."

Daviscourt said that residents who live across from the ICE facility "have been held hostage by Antifa" and are "begging for federal intervention."

"The city refuses to help, and they want you, President Trump, to come in and restore law and order."

She concluded, "I want to stress the importance of taking this situation seriously, because when I first started reporting on this occupation, I went undercover in black bloc. I talked to these Antifa militants. I lasted for about a month. They believe that ICE agents are the Nazi Gestapo who need to be killed. They told me that directly. And I think that if this situation is not taken as seriously as it is, it's just a matter of time before someone gets killed.