The Portland Frog didn’t show.

On the evening of Oct. 8 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on South Macadam Avenue, there was an inflatable cow, the Disney cartoon dog Stitch and the Portland Chicken, but no frog. Costumes have become a hallmark of the nightly protests of President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, though Oct. 8 was a bit sleepy in front of the ICE building.

While the Portland Frog became an icon after it got pepper sprayed last week—directly into its air-intake vent on its booty!—the Portland Chicken has been a consistent presence and visual focal point of the movement. The bird gained global fame on Oct. 7, when right-wing influencer Benny Johnson posted video of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem

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