Protesters rally against Trump for People’s March – NBC4 Washington

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What to know

  • Thousands of protesters marched and rallied in DC on Saturday ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
  • Speakers and marchers called for women’s rights, racial justice, LGBTQ rights and other causes.
  • Organizers had prepared up to 50,000 participants, according to a permit filed with the National Park Service.
  • Today was the first of several busy days on the downtown streets. DC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Peace Walk & Parade also took place in the Southeast.

This live blog about the People’s March has ended. See pictures from the march here.

Eight years after the Women’s March drew thousands of protesters to D.C. ahead of President Donald Trump’s first inauguration, the same planners gathered people again Saturday for the People’s March.

Several grassroots groups descended on the district for a march and rally amid cold weather.

Organizers say the march and demonstration are part of a long-term resistance strategy against proposed policies of the incoming Trump administration.