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Inauguration Day Extremist Threat Mostly Fizzles in Oregon as Biden Administration Takes Power Some anarchist protesters smashed windows of the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters in Northeast Portland. Damage to Democratic Party of Oregon offices on Jan. 20, 2021. (Chris Nesseth) Updated January 20 Oregon saw a largely peaceful transfer of power on Inauguration Day, with the only civil unrest before nightfall coming in the form of about a hundred masked anarchists and other leftist protesters smashing windows in Portland.