500,000 Women Swamp Washington For Anti-Trump Protest March – Live Feed
By Tyler Durden
Hundreds of thousands crowds of women, many wearing bright pink knit hats and carrying Starbucks lattes, swamped into downtown Washington, arriving by bus, train and car on Saturday for a march in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump one day after the Republican took office.
Cited by AP, a city official in Washington said the turnout estimate for the Women’s March on the National Mall now stands at 500,000 people, more than double the initial predictions. Kevin Donahue is Washington’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice. He says on Twitter that organizers of the march are increasing the turnout estimate to half a million.
Per @womensmarch organizers, they’re increasing today’s turnout estimates to 500,000 participants. Be patient & kind! #WomensMarch
— Deputy Mayor Donahue (@SafeDC) January 21, 2017
The Washington event is expected to be the largest of a series of marches planned across the world in cities including Sydney, London, Tokyo and New York to criticize Trump’s “often angry, populist rhetoric.”
Over 1000 buses at RFK Stadium -1.5 mile from #WomensMarch DC
NYers hitting the streets @WomensMarchNYC #NYWIFT pic.twitter.com/9jaiZN7LZX— Maura Kelly (@MauraKellyMedia) January 21, 2017
Streets are packed! Metro subway jammed!!! Amazing. #WomensMarch
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 21, 2017
A hundred thousand people marching for equality – amazing to speak at @womensmarchlon in Trafalgar Square this afternoon #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/EQclgnsnXO
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) January 21, 2017
Taking over DC Metro #WomensMarch! pic.twitter.com/6lUhSpGZyu
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) January 21, 2017
It's not normal to see a massive protest outside the Capitol the day after somebody takes office. pic.twitter.com/na491qB3Xy
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) January 21, 2017
Today’s Women’s March on Washington, which will feature speakers, celebrity appearances and a protest walk along the National Mall, is the brainchild of Hawaiian grandmother Teresa Shook and is intended as an outlet for women and their male supporters to vent their frustration and anxiety over Trump’s victory. According to organizers, several hundred thousand people are expected to attend.
Let’s March Nasty Women. Shady Grove metro stop. We are not even near the city yet! #WomensMarch #nastywomen pic.twitter.com/3yJjWGEJNO
— Frankie (@livetowonder) January 21, 2017
It’s finally here! Check out our March Map and remember to print it out and save it to your phone. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/LwMNx674ss
— Women’s March (@womensmarch) January 20, 2017
Many participants wore knitted pink cat-eared “pussy” hats, a reference to Trump’s claim in the 2005 video that was made public weeks before the election that he grabbed women by the genitals. The march spotlights the fierce opposition Trump faces as he takes office, a period that is typically more of a honeymoon for a new president. The women said they hoped to send a unity message to Trump.
Among the prominent democrats praising the rally were Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state thanked attendees on Twitter for “standing, …read more
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