President Joe Biden, right, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Former President Donald Trump claimed in Thursday’s debate that Portland had been “ripped down.”

“What they have done to some people that are so innocent, you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” Trump told President Joe Biden. “What you have done, how you have destroyed the lives of so many people, when they ripped down Portland, when they ripped down many other cities.”

Trump then named Minneapolis as another “ripped down” city, and Portlanders on social media took note.

“Recently discovered Portland was ripped down? This is big news, I should check on my family,” one person on X wrote.

Another user wrote: “They.... they ripped down Portland? HAS ANYONE TOLD PORTLAND??”

— Beth Slovic is a deputy editor on the public safety and breaking news team. Reach her at 503-221-8551 or bslovic@oregonian.com.

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