USA: Thousands of People in Washington Protest Against Donald Trump · Global Voices

Thousands of people from all U.S. states gathered on Saturday (18/01/2025) in and protested against the elected president. Shortly before Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday (20/01/2025) thousands of people protested in Washington for women’s rights, climate change, abortions and everything they consider threatened by the new US president. CORVERSE A total of over 350 protest marches are held in every U.S. state by people reacting to Donald Trump and to what he claims. According to the Associated Press Jill Parish from Austin, Texas said she originally bought an air ticket to Washington for the inauguration of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, as expected. REUTERS/Jon Cherry He eventually changed the dates to participate in the protests against the new president, stressing that people should know that half of the U.S. voters do not support Trump. The protesters were set up in squares around Washington before the march, hitting drums and shouting slogans while then marching towards Lincoln Memorial. At the same time there were moments of tension between protesters and supporters of Donald Trump, but police intervention was immediate.