5 Things To Know About The Presidential Inauguration
By OPB Staff (OPB)
Jan. 19, 2017 11:28 p.m.
Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States on Friday. Here are five things to know about the inauguration, Northwest storylines and what happens next.
Protesters shut down the 6th Avenue transit mall, leaving many commuters stuck on the MAX trains during Inauguration Day demonstrations in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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A protester walks by a line of police officers.
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Crowds inside Pioneer Court House swell in anticipation to the 5:00 p.m. march.
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A security guard stands by Mario's clothing store in downtown Portland as demonstrators march by on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Demonstrators from both political aisles peacefully protest inside Pioneer Courthouse Square.
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A demonstrator waiting in a gasmask.
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Police inside the fog of tear-gas.
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Protesters burned dozens of tiny American flags in downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Police use crowd-control devices near Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Demonstrators get ready to march through downtown.
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Police stand in a line under heavy rain.
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Police use crowd control devices near Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
Protesters in downtown Portland were told to move or risk arrest during a large demonstration on Inauguration Day.
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A stalemate occurs between the Portland police and protesters near the Burnside Bridge on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Protesters use shields made out of garbage can lids as they demonstrated in downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Protesters stand behind a large banner at the west end of the Burnside Bridge on Jan. 20, 2017.
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A young protester was stopped by others in downtown Portland as he attempted to grab a ladder from a nearby construction site on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Some demonstrators were hit by pepper spray dispensed by Portland police during the Jan. 20, 2017, march through downtown Portland.
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Some demonstrators were hit by pepper spray dispensed by Portland police during the Jan. 20, 2017, march through downtown Portland.
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Portland police watch the crowd of demonstrators as they march through the city's downtown on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Protesters shut down the 6th Avenue transit mall, leaving many commuters stuck on the MAX trains during Inauguration Day demonstrations in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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The men operating this paper mache skull in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, say it represents, "Death to fascism."
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A band brings up the rear of the protesters marching through downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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A band brings up the rear of the protesters marching through downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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A crowd of demonstrators gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Jan. 20, 2017, and began marching through downtown Portland in protest of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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Portland police line the streets of the city's downtown on Jan. 20, 2017, in response to hundreds of demonstrators marching through the streets in protest of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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Portland police line the streets of the city's downtown on Jan. 20, 2017, in response to hundreds of demonstrators marching through the streets in protest of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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A protester stands in the smoke after police deployed tear-gas.
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A growing crowd of protesters gathers at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, as some participants set American flags on fire.
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A growing crowd of protesters gathers at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, as some participants set American flags on fire.
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A demonstrator takes a photo of the police.
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Protesters write emergency numbers on their arms for use in case of arrest in downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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A crowd of demonstrators gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, in protest of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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A growing crowd of protesters gathers at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, as some participants set American flags on fire.
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Pete Conklin, a 53-year-old dad and first-time protester, joins the Inauguration Day gathering at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland on Jan. 20, 2017.
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This man, who voted for Trump, says he is holding a cross to ask people for peace and dialogue. He sees the Jan. 20, 2017, protests in Portland as divisive.
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A crowd of demonstrators gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Jan. 20, 2017, in protest of the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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A growing crowd of protesters gathers at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Jan. 20, 2017, as some participants set America flags on fire.
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Workers in downtown Portland began boarding up businesses, Jan. 20, 2017, in anticipation of Inauguration Day protests.
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Demonstrators join the Inauguration Day protests in downtown Portland, Jan. 20, 2017.
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A growing crowd of protesters gathers at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland on Jan. 20, 2017, as some participants set American flags on fire.
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Protester Karen Cole says she believes a Trump presidency will give corporate interests unprecedented access to the highest levels of government, Jan. 20, 2017.
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Downtown Portland businesses ready their storefronts for the expected large-scale protests, Jan. 20, 2017.
and Mayor Ted Wheeler is calling on people to do so peacefully.
“We have an opportunity this week to show the rest of the nation that we are a community that is very active and very engaged but we’re also peaceful,” Wheeler said at a press conference Wednesday.
Demonstrations will also take place in Eugene, Bend and other cities around the country.
A day after the inauguration, more than 34,000 people have RSVP'd on Facebook to attend the women’s march in Portland. The march will wind through 44 blocks of downtown Portland. Organizers have a permit and are coordinating with police.
Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader said they will stay in Oregon and participate in events critical of the incoming president instead of attending the inauguration.
"He hasn’t proved himself to me at all yet, so I respectfully decline to freeze my ass out there in the cold for this particular ceremony," Schrader said.
What's In Store For The Northwest?
Following the election, the Associated Press called Oregon the "epicenter" of the anti-Trump energy in the U.S. But will this be the case moving forward? Although Hillary Clinton won Oregon, parts of the state strongly supported Trump.
