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In the coming days, crowds of Donald Trump supporters will take to the streets to welcome the new president, including at Thursday’s Make America Great Again rally at the Lincoln Memorial and Friday’s inaugural parade outside the White House.
But a whole lot of people are organizing to protest Trump, including more than 1 million people who are expected to participate in women’s marches around the world.
Here are highlights from some of the protests. Come back here for more news as we update this story.
January 20
Mother Jones reporters are on the scene covering the protests ahead of today’s swearing-in ceremony:
Blocking the checkpoint. People wanting to get in are just standing around. #M4BL #DisruptJ20 #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/gr8vMMh8uO
— Nathalie Baptiste (@nhbaptiste)
“I got your back” for the people blocking the entrance to a checkpoint. #m4bl #inaugurationday #disruptj20 pic.twitter.com/yo9kvB03MB
— Nathalie Baptiste (@nhbaptiste)
Protestors sing as they shut down this checkpoint pic.twitter.com/v42zpdSOWt
— Pema Levy (@pemalevy)
January 19
Tensions are high as protesters confront Trump supporters attending the “Deploraball,” an inauguration celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Protesters in Washington, DC held the first of several demonstrations aimed at disrupting Trump’s inaugural weekend https://t.co/T4ZdePGeuu pic.twitter.com/UdDeNqJmOM
— CNN International (@cnni)
Deplorafight between #Trump backers, opponents outside #Inauguration ‘DeploraBall’ in DC; police fire pepper spray https://t.co/ODBoTvwJpm pic.twitter.com/nXmoeoodg8
— David Beard (@dabeard)
Scenes from a tense confrontation outside the National Press Club in DC tonight, outside alt-right “DeploraBall” #inaurguration pic.twitter.com/7GfFfzwm9O
— James West (@jameswest2010)
Protesters rally outside the Trump International Hotel in New York, joined by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, filmmaker Michael Moore, actor Alec Baldwin, and other high-profile speakers.
LIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton says Obama is leaving White House, but rights won’t leave with him. More from NYC protest: https://t.co/r8SxrCThRF pic.twitter.com/P6srEgMDpd
— Reuters Live (@ReutersLive)
LIVE: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a protest against Trump on the eve of his #inauguration. https://t.co/uqILINx7W9 pic.twitter.com/frqaE7gRGU
— Reuters Live (@ReutersLive)
Filmmaker Michael Moore suggests during rally that America hasn’t seen the worse of @realDonaldTrump yet pic.twitter.com/0PrQit1vNL
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews)
HAPPENING NOW: Protest outside of #Trump International Hotel in D.C. pic.twitter.com/GzLiOhTfiV
— Robert Way (@iamrobertway)
I’m rallying at Trump Int’l Hotel at 6PM on Jan. 19 because our next president needs to hear from all NYers before he takes office. Join us.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor)
Crowd is gathering! NYC Anti-Trump rally, 6pm, Trump Hotel on Columbus Circle! Join me, Robert DeNiro, Sally Field, Alec Baldwin, Cher, YOU!
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint)
January 18
Hundreds gather for a “Queer Dance Party” outside of Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s Chevy Chase house. Firas Nasr, founder of WERK for Peace, tells DCist that the event is meant to show that “homophobia and transphobia is wrong and should be resisted.” As Indiana’s governor, Pence had a poor record on LGBT rights, signing a bill to protect businesses that discriminated against gay people.
Hundreds are dancing to @rihanna outside of VP Elect Mike Pence’s DC house to protest what they view as his anti-gay policies. pic.twitter.com/Kim1nbAjHi
— Ellison Barber (@ellisonbarber)
LGBT activists had a dance party protest in Mike Pence’s neighborhood https://t.co/wW3dS06P45 pic.twitter.com/yUpuRipEqb
— TIME (@TIME)
Originally from:
Riveting Moments From Donald Trump Inauguration Protests—Updated
