Trump Mocks Protesters Before Affirming Right to Demonstrate
- President comments on Saturday’s massive women’s marches
- ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’ Trump asks of protesters
Protests on Washington Streets as Trump Assumes Power
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President Donald Trump mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a “hallmark of our democracy.”
“Watched protests yesterday but was under impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly,” Trump said early Sunday in a Twitter post. It was his administration’s first direct response to the Women’s March on Washington and related events.