Protesters in US rally against Trump presidency
Thousands of anti-Trump protesters, including politicians and celebrities, have rallied in New York. Demonstrators also clashed with police outside the National Press Club in Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.
Anti-Trump protesters in New York and Washington DC marched against US President-elect Donald Trump, the night before his inauguration.
Standing against hate w/ thousands of my fellow New Yorkers > literally anything #TrumpInauguration related #WeStandUnited #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/ondeXdpJUt
— Elizabeth Vogt (@elizvogt) January 20, 2017
Thousands of people turned out in New York for a rally at the Trump International Hotel and Tower. Politicians, activists and celebrities were among the protesters, including Michael Moore and Alec Baldwin, who trotted out the Trump parody he performs on ''Saturday Night Live.''
Also, protesters took to the streets of Washington DC outside the venue for the so-called "Deploraball," an inauguration party where Trump supporters celebrated his election to the White House.
Tens of thousands in NYC are leading by example
— CaptainsLog2017 (@CaptainsLog2017) January 20, 2017
Peaceful protests are the only course of action#WeStandUnited #TheResistance #Indivisible pic.twitter.com/6TmrPjDtjf
Demonstrators chanted "No Trump! No KKK, no fascist USA!" Police arrested one anti-Trump protester.
"People shouldn't get mad over people showing their grief," said a Trump supporter. But an anti-Trump demonstrator said she feared the incoming president would turn "the American government into reality TV."
TRT World's Nick Harper in New York has more on the protests.