Portland liberals were horrified to discover a large pickup truck on the streets of their city this weekend.
So what
Pickups trucks have become a symbol of elite fear and loathing of rural America.
The truck
Hami Ramani, a local neurologist and progressive activist, tweeted photos Friday of the custom black Ford F-650 Super Duty — asking where he could “report” the truck and tagging Portland’s police department.
The reaction
Left: Julie Garner — a Portland photographer-activist who encountered the truck along with Ramani — conceded the “war machine” was street legal but joined other Twitter progressives in demanding it be banned.
Right: Conservatives commentators, like the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh, mocked Ramani, who has since restricted the visibility of his Twitter account.
Same energy
Some Twitter users were reminded of the well-known biker sketch from the “Portlandia” TV series.