PHOTOS: Conglomeration of Anti-Trump Leftists March on Washington Mall Ahead of Inauguration

BREITBART | Published January 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — What began in January 2017 as the “Women’s March” morphed into a smorgasbord of liberal, progressive, and socialist groups rebranded as the “People’s March” ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Despite broadening protest group categories, the rally failed to muster the size of the initial Women’s March before Trump’s first swearing-in ceremony eight years ago. “Anti-Trump was the only thing the groups seemed to have in common.

Disparate groups of leftist activists march in protest of Donald Trump's Inauguration. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Disparate groups of leftist activists march in protest of Donald Trump’s Inauguration. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Pro-abortion protesters joined arms with leftists of all kinds to march on Washington, D.C., two days before Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration. The Women’s March, organized in 2017 to protest Donald Trump’s first inauguration, invited LGBTQIA, Democratic Socialists, Pro-Palestinian, open borders, anti-militarism, “Democracy,” and climate change promoters in what has been called the “rebranded ‘People’s March.’”

Pro-Abortion, Green Energy, and more gathered on the Washington Mall on January 18, 2025 (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Pro-Abortion, Green Energy, and more gathered on the Washington Mall on January 18, 2025 (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

They professed to meld pro-choice advocates with union supporters and “Black and Brown people from everywhere most impacted by a system that doesn’t keep them safe, Police Brutality, Mass Incarceration and colonization,” among other left-wing progressives.

Deport Trump, Equal Rights, Pro-Abortion Groups on Washington Mall Ahead of Trump Inauguration (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Deport Trump, Equal Rights, Pro-Abortion Groups on Washington Mall Ahead of Trump Inauguration (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Thousands marched to the Lincoln Memorial from three locations in the nation’s capital. Kick-off stations were located in downtown Washington, D.C.: Farragut Square, McPherson Square, and Franklin Park. The core purpose of the march was to protest Trump’s “fascist” and regressive policies.

Mixed Placards, One Theme -- Anti-Trump (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Mixed Placards, One Theme — Anti-Trump (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

People’s March participants carried signs that said, “We Won’t Go Back,” “When INJUSTICE Becomes Law,” “RESISTANCE Becomes Duty,” and “Hate Will Not Make Us Great” placards. There were what appeared as a handful of pro-life protesters near the main stage for the rally, but they were accosted and silenced by advocates for the myriad of other leftist causes.

Small Contingent of Pro-Life Supporters Braved the leftist march (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Small Contingent of Pro-Life Supporters Braved the leftist march (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Anti-fascist leftists accosted pro-life activist Seth Drayer of CreatedEqual.org. After other pro-choice protesters attempted to cover his anti-abortion sign, the anti-fascists spray-painted his sign. DC Metro police arrived a few minutes later and gathered information about the assault.

Pro-Life activist Seth Drayer was accosted by anti-fascists and other pro-abortion protesters. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Pro-Life activist Seth Drayer was accosted by anti-fascists and other pro-abortion protesters. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

Only two American flags were visible at the march in the nation’s capital. One of those flew upside down. Another flew atop an LGTBQ+ flag. The crowd of a reported 25,000 protesters was predominantly white and appeared to be primarily pro-abortion advocates.

The U.S. flag flies upside down, a symbol of distress, atop an LGTBQ+ flag. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

The U.S. flag flies atop an LGTBQ+ flag. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

The rally seemed to be well-funded, with a seating area and an extensive sound stage for speakers. a Ben & Jerry’s tent stood conspicuously in the crowd.

A well-organized seating area near the speaker's stage in front of the Lincoln Memorial. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

A well-organized seating area near the speaker’s stage in front of the Lincoln Memorial. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

One person seemed to summarize the rally’s theme while wearing multiple symbols of the various anti-Trump groups.

A yes-to-everything protester encapsulated the theme of the day. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

A yes-to-everything but Trump protester encapsulated the theme of the day. (Lana Shadwick/Breitbart Texas)

 

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RELATED: Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration

REUTERS | Published January 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as activists for women’s rights, racial justice and other causes rallied against incoming policies they say will threaten their constitutional rights during the Republican’s second term.
Some in the crowd wore the pink hats that marked the much-larger protest against Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. They wound through downtown amid a light rain, past the White House and toward the Lincoln Memorial along the National Mall for the “People’s March.”
Protests against Trump’s inauguration are smaller this time, in part because the U.S. women’s rights movement seems more fractured to many activists after Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Organizers predicted 50,000 would attend, while local police expected about 25,000. More than 300 other marches were planned nationwide.
Reproductive rights groups joined activists for civil rights, the environment and other causes in organizing the march against Trump. He is preparing to take office on Monday, having lost his first reelection bid in 2020 to President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
In both of his victories, Trump defeated candidates who each would have been the first female U.S. president: Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Harris last year. This time, Trump won all seven battleground states to secure the Electoral College needed for the presidency, and carried the popular vote in a first for Republicans in two decades.
Trump has vowed to make sweeping changes on day one, from immigration raids to dismantling parts of the federal government.
“A lot of people are disillusioned,” said Olivia Hoffman, 26, who works at the California-based Young Women’s Freedom Center, which supports impoverished women and transgender youth, and traveled with her mother to march in the nation’s capital. “A lot of people feel like we’ve been fighting for the same things for so long.”
Saturday’s march attracted a wide range of causes from immigration and democracy to climate change and the Gaza war. At least one protester called out Trump’s pressure on Canada, carrying a sign that read “We are not your 51st state.”

 

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