Washington turned into a virtual fortress on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, when thousands of people took to the streets of New York and Washington to express their displeasure with his coming administration.
Hundreds of people participated in the pre-inauguration demonstration, meant to energise those concerned about the Republican President-elect’s policies, outside a Donald Trump building in New York on Thursday.
Actors Robert De Niro, Sally Field and Mark Ruffalo also joined the protest.
The event, staged in front of Trump International Hotel and Tower near Central Park in Manhattan, was a rally for city residents who have vowed to pursue their own policies on health care, the environment and other issues during the Trump administration. The mayors of Minneapolis and New York also attended the event.
Some 900,000 people, both Trump backers and opponents, are expected to flood Washington for Friday’s inauguration ceremony, according to organizers' estimates. Events include the swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the US Capitol and a parade to the White House along streets thronged with spectators.
(With inputs from AP and Reuters)
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