Political Coffee 7-30-26: Did Fauci convict himself yesterday? Freightliner to stop Portland production, Blazers can be sued for Moda renovations if they leave, Hypocritical SOS worried about Portland election transparency, PDX affordable housing a joke

Did Fauci convict himself yesterday in the court of public opinion? Will he ever be held accountable in a meaningful way? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/29/fireworks-sen-rand-paul-promises-repercussions-faucis-refusal-testify-ejects-faucis-unruly-lawyer/

Freightliner will stop truck production at end of year because of bad decisions made by Kotax over the last 14 years: https://katu.com/news/local/daimler-truck-to-end-production-in-portland-eliminate-375-jobs-oregon-pacific-northwest-pnw-oregon-freight-madras-keith-wilson-business-finance-budget-operator-union-labor-teamsters 

Blazers could be sued by Portland for Moda renovations if they leave: https://katu.com/news/local/daimler-truck-to-end-production-in-portland-eliminate-375-jobs-oregon-pacific-northwest-pnw-oregon-freight-madras-keith-wilson-business-finance-budget-operator-union-labor-teamsters  

 Hypocrisy? SOS  is concerned about Portland auditors transparency when he does the same thing with OR: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/it-concerns-me-oregon-sec-of-state-says-portlands-ballot-verification-process-lacks-transparency/

Bureaucracy run amok: affordable housing in Portland still not filled after months: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/07/months-after-promises-to-fill-1900-empty-affordable-apartments-numbers-havent-budged.html 

 

What is Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf?

A Long-time radio host with his own show as well as backing up as host for nationally syndicated broadcasts, Jeff is a fifth generation Oregon farmer, aviator, professional musician, former State Legislator, lobbyist, real estate developer, small business owner, firefighter, and served as an embedded broadcaster with Oregon National Guard in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jeff is a former Oregon State Representative and fifth generation Oregon farmer from Halsey, Oregon. Kropf served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for two legislative sessions and served two sessions on the Transportation and Ways and Means subcommittees.

He also is Executive Director of Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation.