The Portland frogs and their party-loving inflatable friends convey a sense of playfulness that belies, even ridicules, the Trump administration’s purported “emergency” basis for deploying the National Guard. It’s an effective “troll of the federal government,” Zick said.

Hundreds of people packed the sidewalks and streets outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland Saturday, to protest increasingly hostile US immigration policies.

The protests also take place amid a federal government shutdown and what organizers call overreach by the White House. Organizers say they are protesting authoritarian acts, including the targeting of immigrants for deportation, the deployment of the National Guard in U.S. cities and attacks on various protections.

The video was meant to troll "No Kings" protesters and Democratic lawmakers who believe Trump is a monarchical dictator.

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who joined Noem on the visit, posted a video from the roof, referring to her looking onto the “army of Antifa” – a nebulous left-wing, anti-fascist movement - often targeted by President Donald Trump.