Women’s Marches Flood Cities Worldwide on Trump’s First Day
- Washington march threatens to upstage inaugural weekend
- Events in New York, Boston and Chicago draw massive crowds
Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for the Women's march on January 21, 2017.
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Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in cities across the U.S. and around the world on Saturday for massive protests a day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a signal of discontent with America’s new leader that threatened to upstage his first days in office.
The Women’s March on Washington, billed as a response to Trump’s surprise election victory, eclipsed Trump’s swearing-in as the most widely attended political event in the capital this weekend. It was mirrored by large rallies across the U.S. and in international capitals including Berlin, Paris and Ottawa.