Pam Foyster, a 58-year-old resident of Ridgway, Colorado, said Saturday's atmosphere reminded her of 1960s U.S. Trump stunned the world by defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton, the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. The protests illustrated the depth of the division in the country which is still recovering from the bitterly-fought 2016 election campaign. ![]() Police said more than 125,000 people attended. Organizers of the protest had told police they expected 200,000 people to attend but the crowd looked substantially bigger than that, stretching for about a mile (1.6 km).Ī planned march in Chicago grew so large that organizers did not attempt to parade through the streets but instead staged a rally. ![]() The Women's March on Washington appeared to be larger than the crowds that turned out the previous day to witness Trump's inauguration on the steps of the U.S. ![]() Trump has angered many liberal Americans with comments seen as demeaning to women, Mexicans and Muslims, and worried some abroad with his inaugural vow on Friday to put "America First" in his decision making. Hundreds of thousands of women - many wearing pink knit hats - fanned out through downtown Washington around the White House and other landmarks, and also thronged parts of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston to rebuke Trump on his first full day in office.
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