Here we go, Portland.
President Donald J. Trump was sworn in this morning, and those are actual words I just typed. Following a brutal and contentious election, he enters the White House "with less popular support than any new president in modern times." Huh. You don't say.
Nationwide, the protests, marches, and resistance events have already begun. Following Portland's intense election night protests, the city's 2017 resistance and solidarity events kick off this afternoon with the Inauguration Day Protest. It's possiblelikely pretty much guaranteed that things are going to get... intense.
Portland's Niketown prepping for protests. pic.twitter.com/sFCMNtADfc
— Chris O'Connor (@ChristopOConnor) January 20, 2017
The Mercury has writers and photographers—including Dirk VanderHart, Doug Brown, and Joe Streckert—covering the Inauguration Day Protest from the protest. Their updates will appear in this post, and we'll also be keeping an eye on other local coverage, both today and in the coming days.
Stay tuned to this post and to the Mercury's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages for the latest updates. If you're looking to participate, check out the Mercury's Resistance & Solidarity calendar. And if you're marching: Know what you're getting into, and be smart about it.