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The Oregon National Guard has been activated by Gov. Kate Brown to respond to possible protests at the state Capitol in the wake of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.
Since the November election the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem has seen protests on an almost weekly basis with some turning violent, according to The Seattle Times, and federal authorities are wary of unrest breaking out in all 50 state capitols.
The Oregon State Police (OSP) announced on Twitter that it would utilize the National Guard as per the request of OSP Superintendent Terri Davie. Davie assured in an OSP Facebook post that her department would “continue to take a neutral role in ensuring Oregonians exercise their First Amendment rights.”