Protests are kicking off across the United States, hours after Joe Biden was sworn in as the nations 46th president.Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Seattle, Washington and Boston, Massachusetts however the biggest protest appeared to occur in Portland, Oregon.
Far-left, antifa demonstrators smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon building in northeast Portland, hours after Mr Biden was swore in.
Around 200 protesters wandered through the city, grafitting buildings with “F**k Biden” and holding signs that read “We are ungovernable” and “A new world from the ashes”.
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Another banner read “We don’t want Biden — we want revenge”.
The group was calling for “revenge for police murders, for imperialist wars and fascist massacres”.
The protesters were later met by a large group of police officers, who arrested eight people in connection to the demonstration.
Portland Police said the group of eight had been hit with an array of charges including criminal mischief, possession of a destructive device, rioting and reckless burning.
Police also allegedly seized batons, pepper spray, Molotov cocktails, knives and a crowbar from those they arrested.
Many of the protesters managed to escape police after damaging the Democrat headquarters.
“This is not the first time our building has been vandalised during the past year — none of the prior incidents have deterred us from our important work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot, and this one will be no different,” the Democratic Party of Oregon said in a statement.
The building is already being repaired, however more protests were expected overnight, local time.
Large protests also kicked off in Seattle, where dozens of demonstrators dressed in black marched in the streets.
A handful of antifa protesters were arrested in the Washington city, however police kept a distance to ensure things stayed peaceful.
Videojournalist Brendan Gutenschwager, who regularly covers rallies across the US, captured the momenta protester was arrested.
American flags were burnt in the street and a number of businesses were broken into, but police have since managed to disperse the protesters.
“F*** Trump, f*** Biden too, they don’t give a f*** about you,” the protesters chanted.
And in Boston, a small group of protesters stopped traffic as part of their “No honeymoon for Biden” demonstration.
“On Inauguration Day a coalition of organisations are coming together to re-take the initiative for a progressive agenda with a rally on the Boston Common at 4pm,” an event page for the protest said.
“Security will be a priority as everyone will be asked to wear masks and practice physical distancing.
“A top priority will be to demand economic security for working people without wasting billions on corporate welfare.
“A real Green New Deal is necessary to create millions of good new jobs, recover the economy, and set us on a path for climate stability by 2030. The suffering and death caused by the coronavirus must translate into the political will to replace the current patchwork of private health insurance with universal health care.
“We also need real solutions to the other pandemic of police brutality with impunity that has burdened communities of color for generations.”