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0000017b-98c7-d6d2-a7fb-9eefdbf90000KLCC News is covering many aspects of the 2016 General Election. View KLCC's election related stories below.

Eugenian Among Those Watching Donald Trump Sworn In

Diann Morrison-Wilson

Among those attending Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington is the Eugene woman who was his campaign manager in Lane County.  As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, she has high hopes for the Trump administration.  

Diann Morrison-Wilson says she was directly invited to the event, and will be seated up close when Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.

Like other supporters, she expects Trump to crack down on illegal immigration, place a qualified justice on the Supreme Court, revisit dealings with Iran, and revive industries like timber so more rural Americans can escape poverty.

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Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Iowa.

“And getting jobs is one of the greatest assets that he has, is to work with people to bring jobs to this state," she tells KLCC.

"I think that’s something people across aisles need to see...where are we failing?” 

Morrison-Wilson is also of Haida heritage, and feels Trump will work well with Native Americans. 

As to the controversial North Dakota pipeline project, she thinks it’s a moot point given the Army Corp’s directive to reroute it from the Standing Rock Reservation.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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