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Thousands of mostly female protesters turned out washington d.c. Protest against President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday. However, the number of people participating in the 2017 Women’s March was only one-tenth of the 500,000.
Saturday’s march, renamed the People’s March, took place in three different locations, with demonstrators advocating for a broad range of left-wing causes and presenting a united front to the new government.
A “gender justice” and body autonomy kickoff event was held in Franklin Park this morning before demonstrators walked downtown and then to the Lincoln Memorial for the day’s main event.
Demonstrators take part in the People’s March on Washington on January 18, 2025, as activists rally against the policy goals of the incoming Trump administration in Washington, D.C., two days before the presidential inauguration. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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“It’s been really healing to stand in solidarity with everyone today in the face of the horrific extremism that’s coming,” Mini Timaraju, director of the advocacy group Reproductive Freedom for All, told the crowd at the start of the event. leave.
Other protesters gathered at two other nearby parks White HouseOne group focused on democracy and immigration, another focused on local issues in Washington,
Vendors hawked buttons emblazoned with #MeToo and “Love Trumps Hate” and sold People’s March flags for $10. Demonstrators held posters that read “Feminists v. Fascists” and “People over politics.”
Lillian Fenske, 31, drove six hours from Greensboro, North Carolina, to attend. Her slogan expressed concerns about oligarchs and disunity. One said, “America cannot be sold,” while another simply said, “Divided, we will fall.”
Protesters representing various rights groups participate in the People’s March on Washington on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two days before the presidential inauguration, activists held a rally to oppose the policy goals of the incoming Trump administration. (Bryan Woolston/Getty Images)
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There is a heavy police presenceAlthough law enforcement does not expect a repeat of the violent scenes seen across the city before Inauguration Day in 2017, when protesters smashed glass storefronts and burned cars and police arrested more than 200 people during days of demonstrations.
Enthusiasm behind the so-called Trump resistance has waned, with many progressive voters expressing feelings of exhaustion and disappointment after Trump’s landslide victory in November. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris after a historic campaign cycle in which he dominated the Electoral College and popular vote.
Passionate pro-life and climate change protesters holding signs at the march. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The 2017 Women’s March took place the day after Trump’s inauguration. America Ferrera, Madonna, Ashley Judd, Cher, Katy Perry, Amy Schumer, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Michael Moore, Deborah ·Celebrities such as Messing and Patricia Arquette participated in the parade.
President-elect Trump Expected to leave Mar-a-Lago for Washington later today.
Trump’s advisers have not yet detailed how he will spend the first part of the day, with the only public event on Trump’s schedule being an evening reception and fireworks show at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.
President-elect Trump delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. (Alex Huang/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 speak, followed by a candlelight dinner.
Monday is inauguration day Trump and Vice President-elect Vance will participate in the swearing-in ceremony, which has been moved indoors due to expected cooler temperatures.
Fox News’ Brooke Singleman, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
