About
Portland Frog is the nickname given to a protestor wearing an inflatable frog costume during the anti-ICE protests[1] in Portland, Oregon[2], soon after Donald Trump[3] attempted to deploy the National Guard to the city in October 2025. Videos of a person “wriggling” in front of ICE officers first began making the rounds in early October, before a video of an officer pepper-spraying the frog costume’s air vent went viral on TikTok[4], Twitter[5], and Instagram[6]. According to some internet users, the person in the costume was 24-year-old Seth Todd, also known by his Instagram account @the_queertoad. However, multiple protestors have been spotted wearing the frog costume since the virality of the initial video. The Portland Frog inspired memes, jokes, and inspirational posters among internet users critical of Donald Trump’s policies, and also led to discourse among his supporters about “humorous” tactics used by so-called “antifa terrorists.” The frog costume used by the Portland Frog protestor is similar to the Chinese Frog Mascot[7] that went viral in 2023.
Origin
The earliest viral video[8] of the Portland Frog appeared on October 3rd, 2025, when an ICE member sprayed pepper spray into the air vent of the inflatable frog suit. A video of the incident was posted to X by bennetthaselton on October 3rd, 2025 (shown below).
Portland ICE agent jumps into a brawl to pepper spray a frog in the ass. 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/tVpDfQnuGD[9]
— Dispatches and drama from Seattle protest scene (@bennetthaselton) October 3, 2025[10]
The video was also reposted by TikTok page @theantifascistfrog on October 3rd, where it gathered over 1.8 million views and 190,000 likes in two weeks. Also on October 3rd, TikToker @theantifascistfrog posted a video showing riot police slowly retreating as the Portland Frog approaches them. The video gathered over 1.6 million views and 200,000 likes in two weeks.
@theantifascistfrog this is the war ravaged city that Trump is talking about😂😂😂 crazy #iceoutofportland #portland #portlandmusicfestival ♬ original sound – TheAntifascistfrog[11][12][13][14][15]
On October 3rd, 2025, X user @MrAndyNgo tweeted information supposedly identifying the “Portland Frog,” saying that he was “Seth Todd,” a 24-year-old trans person that Ngo described as an “Antifa rioter.” The post gathered over 16,000 likes in two weeks.
Spread
On October 7th, 2025, Los Angeles-based activist and #1 NYT bestselling author and illustrator, Nikkolas Smith, posted an illustration of the Portland Frog to Instagram, gathering over 35,000 likes in ten days. The image was reposted to the subreddit /r/Portland, where it gathered over 8,000 upvotes in ten days.
On October 9th, 2025, X user @NocontextMR posted an interview with a Portland Frog where he explains his reasoning for continuously participating in anti-ICE protests, gathering over 2,000 likes in a week.
pic.twitter.com/MM3cIO4tga[16]
— No Context Majority Report (@NocontextMR) October 10, 2025[17]
On October 9th, X user @PamHemphill79 posted an image posing with several people dressed in the Portland Frog costume, writing, “I’m back here at the ICE Facility with the Portland Frog Brigade!” The post gathered over 80,000 likes in ten days.
On October 10th, 2025, TikToker @heather34897 posted a video showing several people dressed up in an assortment of blow-up animal costumes at a Portland protest, gathering over 1.6 million views and 300,000 likes in a week.
@heather34897 #ice #warzone #musicfestival #portland #frogforpresident ♬ オリジナル楽曲 – queen_greatest_pop[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
On October 17th, Redditor /u/inevitableoracle posted an image showing “DON’T OBEY” photos featuring the Portland Frog on the subreddit /r/pics, gathering over 70,000 upvotes in a day.
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References
- ^ anti-ICE protests (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Portland, Oregon (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Donald Trump (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ TikTok (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Twitter (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Instagram (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Chinese Frog Mascot (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ viral video (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/tVpDfQnuGD (t.co)
- ^ October 3, 2025 (twitter.com)
- ^ @theantifascistfrog (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ iceoutofportland (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ portland (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ portlandmusicfestival (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – TheAntifascistfrog (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/MM3cIO4tga (t.co)
- ^ October 10, 2025 (twitter.com)
- ^ @heather34897 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ice (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ warzone (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ musicfestival (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ portland (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ frogforpresident (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ オリジナル楽曲 – queen_greatest_pop (www.tiktok.com)