Massive Protests Planned for Trump Inauguration in Washington DC

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Massive Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Inauguration Day in DC

WASHINGTON, DC — Donald Trump's shocking upset over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election isn't even two days old, and already protesters are planning to converge in downtown D.C. on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.

A new Facebook group titled "Protest at the Inauguration: Stand Against Trump, War, Racism and Inequality" already has 15,000 people who are interested as of early Thursday afternoon and more than 4,000 who have confirmed they are going, and that number if almost certain to grow in the coming weeks.

"Progressive people from all over the country will be descending on Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2017 to stage a massive demonstration along Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day," the Facebook group's page states. "It is critically important that we keep building a larger grassroots movement against war, militarism, racism, anti-immigrant scapegoating and neoliberal capitalism’s assault against workers’ living standards and the environment."

The ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition appears to be behind the protest. It will take place at 7 a.m. Jan. 20 at 1355 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

The day after the election was marked with widespread protests in front of Trump properties, including here in D.C. at the Trump International Hotel.

His opponents have accused him of using racist and sexist rhetoric and being unfit to lead the United States. He was heavily predicted to lose on Election Day, with some even suggesting a landslide in Clinton's favor was possible, but a last minute groundswell of support that wasn't spotted by pollsters helped him score a surprise upset over Clinton, who had been leading throughout the campaign.
 

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i have no doubt i'll be arrested for protesting drilling/mining of federal public lands by private interests in the next four years
 

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Folks don't want to do the hard part and do twice as much organizing(teach ins, self defense training,etc) as marching in the streets and giving the cops overtime.

All theyre going to do is end up spending a shyt ton of money getting there and staying there for a few days to go home with less and be just as upset. What they need to do is join or create organizations for two years from now to take back the congress and set up infrastructure for 4 years from now. I understand why theyre protesting and their right to do so but if they dont actually follow up and put their money where their mouth is then its a waste of time. I suppose it will show to the world that there was significant opposition and discord regarding Trumps campaign but im pretty sure the world already knew that.
 
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