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“No Kings” protests are happening across Oregon and the rest of the country Saturday to protest the Trump administration on the president’s birthday. Multiple protests are scheduled in Portland, the largest of which is starting in Tom McCall Waterfront Park at noon.
Tens of thousands of Portlanders marched across the Willamette River this afternoon in a show of numbers aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and mocking his birthday celebration.
Thousands have gathered throughout the Portland metro area for “No Kings” rallies on Saturday to protest the Trump administration ahead of a Washington military parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary as well as the president’s birthday.
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The largest is expected to take place in Portland, where at least five separate demonstrations are planned in and outside of downtown. Two downtown events will happen on Naito Parkway. One will gather at the Salmon Street Springs and another will form at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Federal officers in tactical gear are clashing with demonstrators and deploying smoke, tear gas and flash grenades, the Oregonian reports.
What follows is live reporting of the very large demonstration that took place on Saturday, June 14 at Portland's ICE facility on SW Macadam. Scroll to the bottom of this article to read all the entries in order.
Organizers call the mass protests nationwide a "day of defiance" in opposition to Trump administration policies.
With protests over immigration enforcement raids, as well as planned demonstrations against President Trump over the weekend happening locally and nationwide, Portland city and county leaders addressed the community Friday morning.