Summary: Oregon and Washington react to President Trump's first active week

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025 .

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Editor's note: The first week of President Donald Trump's second term was a whirlwind of executive orders and grand declarations, a seismic shift in federal policy that resonated across the country.

In Oregon and southwest Washington, civic leaders and community organizers greeted the new administration with fear and some hope about the economic impact of Trump's plans. And they promised to defend the Pacific Northwest's most vulnerable populations against policies that threaten to roll back existing legal protections.

OPB journalists have examined the Trump effect in a series of articles this week, and we will continue to track the impacts that changes at the federal level are having on communities in Oregon and Washington. If you would like to give feedback or submit questions, send us an email.

OPB Politics Now: What does the second Trump administration mean for the Pacific Northwest? In the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we get a sense of what people had to say in the days leading up to the inauguration and what happens next.

WOODBURN: An Oregon town grapples with fear and uncertainty

During the first Trump administration, leaders of Woodburn's predominantly Latino community worked with residents to build trust amid federal immigration crackdowns and local raids. They're starting that work again now that a second Trump administration has made immigration changes a priority, with promises of mass deportations.

IMMIGRATION: What happens in a sanctuary state?

Oregon has one of the strictest immigration sanctuary laws in the country. President Trump and his aides have vowed to go after communities that don't cooperate with their plans to crack down on illegal immigration.

EDUCATION: changes to student loans

As President Trump begins his second term, Oregon student loan borrowers face continued uncertainty. More than half a million Oregonians hold more than $23 billion in federal student debt, and despite the Biden administration's promises to address loan forgiveness and relief, many Borrowers are still unsure about the future.

ECONOMY: Prepare for prices by purchasing

Economically, Oregonians are bracing for the potential impacts of President Trump's proposed tariffs on imported goods, which could raise prices for a wide range of consumer products like electronics, cars and electric bikes. In anticipation of these price increases, many have accelerated their big-ticket purchases, including upgrading their phones or buying e-bikes before the tariffs make them more expensive.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Does the reduction in public spending endanger the I-5 bridge?

If all goes according to plan, crews will begin major construction of a new interstate bridge across the Columbia River in 2027, ending decades of planning and dismay over a botched plan to repair the aging bridge between Vancouver and Portland more than ten years ago. That's assuming current efforts aren't derailed by the Trump administration announcing plans to cut government spending, with a critical eye on Biden-era policies that might be needed to fund the bridge.

POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Insurgent pardons raise questions in Pacific Northwest

Oregon and Washington are hotbeds of right-wing militias and political violence involving the far right and far left. Trump's sweeping decision to pardon or commute the sentences of everyone involved in the attempted storming of the U.S. Capitol four years ago could have major implications for activists and law enforcement in the Northwest of the Pacific.

VOTERS: Oregonians didn't vote for Trump, but they didn't hate his policies

Exit survey data from the November 2024 presidential election shows that while Donald Trump did not win Oregon or Washington and many voters viewed him as too extremist and lacking in moral character to being president, some of his policy proposals resonated.

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