Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Shake-Up & Portland’s Street War

In this episode of The Adult in the Room with Victoria Taft, you’ll hear first-hand accounts from Chelly Bufaroche — better known online as “Honey Badger Mom” — who has been covering Antifa’s nightly attacks at Portland’s ICE headquarters. You’ll learn what it’s like on the ground, how encampments rebuild within hours of city sweeps, and why independent journalists are often the first targets of violence.

Victoria also covers Pete Hegseth’s fiery Pentagon address, President Trump’s push to federalize the Oregon National Guard, and what that means for Portland. Later, former National Guardsman Keith Gross joins the show to weigh in on Hegseth’s reforms, military readiness, and the Guard’s role in riot response.