Thousands of people from around the US rallied in DC for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from Donald Trump.
The march reprised the original Women’s March days before President-elect Trump’s second inauguration.
Eight years after the first Women’s March at the start of Trump’s first term, protesters said they were caught off guard by Trump’s victory.
They were determined to show support remained strong for women’s access to abortion, for transgender people, for combating climate change and other issues.
The march is just one of several protests, rallies and vigils focused on abortion, rights, immigration rights and the Israel-Hamas war planned in advance of the inauguration on Monday.
Around the country, more than 350 similar marches are taking place in every state.
Jill Parrish of Austin, Texas, said she initially bought a plane ticket to Washington for what she expected to be Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration.
She wound up changing the dates to march in protest ahead of Trump’s swearing-in instead, saying the world should know that half of US voters didn’t support Trump.