Protesters gather in Washington DC to oppose Trump, raise issues of women's rights, LGBTQ protection

Jan 19, 2025

Washington DC (USA) January 19 (ANI): Thousands of people attended "The People's March" in Washington, D.C against President-Elect Donald Trump ahead of his Inauguration. The movement featured speeches with protestors openly criticising Trump’s policies over women's rights. Some in the crowd wore the pink hats that marked the much larger protest against Trump's first inauguration in 2017. They wound through downtown amid a light rain, past the White House, and toward the Lincoln Memorial along the National Mall. Organizers predicted 50,000 would attend, while local police expected about 25,000. Reproductive rights groups joined activists for civil rights, the environment, and other causes in organizing the march against Trump. President-elect Trump is preparing to take office on Jan 20, having lost his first reelection bid in 2020 to President Joe Biden. Trump has vowed to make sweeping changes on day one, from immigration raids to dismantling parts of the federal government. The protest is organized by several activist groups, the protest kicked off Jan 18 morning. It will culminate in a rally outside the Lincoln Memorial at 3 PM