he said something to the effect of, “Is what I’m seeing on TV different from what’s happening in reality?” - made me seriously wonder if he’s being shown footage of some riot somewhere and told that it’s a US state rioting against ICE.

I thought it was confirmed that the reason he wanted to send military was because Fox News said there were riots and showing video from 2020.

So, yeah, Fox News is lying and Trump, like all his supporters, is believing it.