Thousands of protesters came out, mainly women Washington, DC To protest the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday. However, the crowd represents only a tenth of the half-million people who participated in the Women's March in 2017.
Saturday's march, renamed the “People's March,” is taking place in three different locations with demonstrators defending a wide range of left-wing causes and showing a united front for the new administration.
This morning, a kickoff event was held in Franklin Park for “gender justice” and bodily independence, and demonstrators then marched downtown before making their way toward the Lincoln Memorial for the day's main event.
Protesters take part in the “People's March” on Washington on January 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Activists were gathering in opposition to the policy goals of the incoming Trump administration two days before the presidential inauguration. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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“It is truly therapeutic to be here with all of you today in solidarity and togetherness, in the face of what will be some truly horrific extremism,” Minnie Timaraju, president of the advocacy group Reproductive Freedom for All, told the crowd as the events began. on.
Other demonstrators gathered in two other parks near the site The white houseWith one group focusing on democracy and immigration and another on domestic issues in Washington.
Vendors sold buttons bearing the words #MeToo and “Love Over Hate,” and sold People's March flags for $10. The demonstrators carried posters reading “Feminists against fascists” and “People above politics.”
Lillian Fenske, 31, drove six hours from Greensboro, North Carolina, to participate. Its signs expressed concern about oligarchism and division. One of them said: “America is not for sale,” while another simply said: “Divided, we will fall.”
Protesters representing a variety of human rights groups attend the “People's March on Washington” on January 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. Activists were rallying against the policy goals of the incoming Trump administration two days before the presidential inauguration. (Brian Woolston/Getty Images)
There is heavy Police presenceAlthough law enforcement does not expect a repeat of the scenes of violence seen across the city before Inauguration Day in 2017, where protesters smashed glass storefronts and burned cars, police arrested more than 200 people in demonstrations that spanned several days.
Enthusiasm behind the so-called Trump resistance movement has waned somewhat, with many progressive voters expressing feelings of exhaustion and disillusionment in the wake of Trump's landslide victory in November. He controlled both the Electoral College and the popular vote to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris after a historic campaign cycle.
Pro-choice cartoons and cliamte protesters hold signs at the march. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magaña)
The 2017 Women's March took place the day after Trump's inauguration. The march was attended by celebrities such as America Ferrera, Madonna, Ashley Judd, Cher, Katy Perry, Amy Schumer, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Michael Moore, Debra Messing, Patricia Arquette and others.
President-elect Trump He is expected to leave Mar-a-Lago later today and head to Washington.
Trump's advisers have not detailed how he will spend the first part of the day, and the only public event on Trump's schedule is an evening reception and fireworks display at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.
President-elect Trump delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
On Sunday, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and a “Make America Great Again” rally, where Trump will deliver a speech, followed by a candlelight dinner.
Monday is Opening day When Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will participate in the swearing-in ceremony, which was moved indoors due to expected frigid temperatures.
Brooke Singman of Fox News, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
