As hundreds of thousands of women and men crowd the streets of Washington and other cities across the globe on Saturday, The Intercept provided updates throughout the day from our reporters on the ground and gleaned from social networks.
Latest update: 5:32 p.m.
Massive Anti-Trump Protests Continue
As the march in Washington winds down, hundreds of thousands of people remain in the streets on the nation’s largest cities, including massive crowds in New York, where Fifth Avenue remains jammed with people, and Los Angeles, where police estimated that at least 500,000 people took part.
Aerial shot shows demonstrators gathered for Women's March in Los Angeles https://t.co/MIVYbJqJrQ pic.twitter.com/CikI7AIJp1
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2017
Heading down 42nd in New York. #WomensMarch #womensmarchNYC pic.twitter.com/tDULxvhiRd
— Philippa H Stewart (@Flip_Stewart) January 21, 2017
It was a slow start but now taking at least a hour to pass each point on the route – peaceful, determined, united pic.twitter.com/7SYDZDj7GF
— Griselda Mussett ?? ??????? (@griseldamussett) January 21, 2017
An indigenous women's march makes its way down Constitution Ave., to cheers. pic.twitter.com/Z9hH3kfgdx
— Matt Pearce ??? (@mattdpearce) January 21, 2017
This is your land! #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/1GqZgtVDGw
— José Díaz Briseño (@diazbriseno) January 21, 2017
Anger at Trump was not, however, confined to the coasts, or even to the United States, with vivid images and video showing protesters filling the streets of cities across the country and around the world. The Intercept will continue to follow the reverberations of this demonstration of Trump’s deep unpopularity in the days ahead, but here are some final glimpses of a remarkable day.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/MjWIYFvdLB
— Christian P. Bryant (@BryantCP) January 21, 2017
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Large crowd at the Women's March on Oklahoma at the capitol. pic.twitter.com/5dWLaLqEhr
— Ben Felder (@benfelder_okc) January 21, 2017
St. Paul, Minnesota
Thousands of people here for #WomensMarchMN. Crowd is easily 5x, maybe 10x, size of yesterday's march in Minneapolis. People still coming. pic.twitter.com/nnQoMDx2UY
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) January 21, 2017
Anchorage, Alaska
Largest crowd I've ever seen in 33 years in Anchorage and it's 15 degrees and white out conditions. pic.twitter.com/oFvpUIm8JW
— Diane Kaplan (@DianeSKaplan) January 21, 2017
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque #WomensMarch @kristenschaaled pic.twitter.com/aMo7NQYDSt
— Eric Duran (@Eric__Duran) January 21, 2017
Austin, Texas
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) January 21, 2017
Lansing, Michigan
An estimated 10,000 rallying against Trump in Lansing, Michigan pic.twitter.com/ZIZXBH24sY
— MIRS.news (@MIRSnews) January 21, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
"I know something about marching! Don't let anybody turn you around!" @repjohnlewis ?? #atlantamarch pic.twitter.com/wbweRD5VAT
— National Center for Civil and Human Rights (@Ctr4CHR) January 21, 2017
Vienna, Austria
In solidarity with our American sisters @womensmarch #Vienna #Austria #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/1Rjuq36CIK
— Österreichischer Frauenring (@Frauenring) January 21, 2017
London, England
https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/822771567138603008
Trump Makes Bizarre Plea to CIA to Accept His Estimate 1.5 Million Attended His Inauguration
Trump has yet to comment on the fact that the National Mall was more crowded for today’s protest than yesterday’s inauguration, but that could be because he is so irked by reports showing that both of Barack Obama’s inaugural addresses were much better attended.
https://twitter.com/jessicalustig/status/822892139831054339
The new president took time to address the issue in a bizarre setting: during a speech to intelligence officers at the CIA on Saturday. Trump insisted that he was the victim of a media conspiracy to misreport the crowd size and assured the spies that, from where stood while addressing the crowd, “it looked like a million, a million and a half people,” were there.
President Trump on crowd size at inauguration: “It looked like a million and a half people.” https://t.co/U5pWhBBMzt https://t.co/NX6vI6UTHR
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2017
He went on to claim, inaccurately, that the mall was “packed” all the way from the steps of the Capitol to the Washington Monument. One television network “said we drew 250,000 people,” Trump added. “Now, that’s not bad — but it’s a lie.”
In fact, it is a lie to claim that the crowd filled the well-photographed area around the monument, which was packed for Obama’s inauguration in 2009, which drew an estimated 1.8 million people to the mall.
https://twitter.com/Scott_Gilmore/status/822481784185253888
Here is a side-by-side of Obama's 2009 inauguration crowd with today's for Trump https://t.co/Ehll5tYhka pic.twitter.com/6Zf8S3LLjf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 20, 2017
Thousands Rally on Steps of Idaho’s Capitol in the Snow
An estimated 5,000 people marched through the snow in Boise, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Robert A. Faucher shared photos #boise #marchers #downtown at #WomensMarchIdaho taken from offices of Holland & Hart . pic.twitter.com/DrmSYBkPpe
— Bill Manny (@whmanny) January 21, 2017
#WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/Rj1XXVC8ar
— Nicole Blanchard (@NMBlanchard) January 21, 2017
Loving America today from Boise, Idaho. #womensmarch #womensmarchidaho #boise pic.twitter.com/Olryz5sSuX
— Wool & Hoop (@woolandhoop) January 21, 2017
Nicole LeFavour, a former state senator, shared video of the crowd rallying on the steps of the Capitol building.
https://twitter.com/nicolelefavour/status/822887740987445249
A few signs at the #Boise #WomensMarch. pic.twitter.com/ffTAPVQa4x
— Nancy D. (@IdahoLark) January 21, 2017
IDAHO IS TOO GREAT FOR HATE! What a blessing it was to be surrounded by all the people who agreed #WomensMarch #Boise pic.twitter.com/Uyb6yIPD82
— alejandra?? (@latinasmoak) January 21, 2017
Anti-Trump Protesters Rally in Los Angeles
Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered near Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.
Crowds continue to pack LA streets for #WomensMarch https://t.co/q6er6JgPzS pic.twitter.com/DjUj4VcLQR
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 21, 2017
Among the marchers sharing views from the ground is David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression.
https://twitter.com/davidakaye/status/822884283375239168
A woman's place is in the Revolution ? #womensmarchlosangeles #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/1PojR9G2sF
— DSA-LA ? (@dsa_losangeles) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/RubyModine/status/822882948915412992
Proud to be marching for gender equity #womensmarchlosangeles pic.twitter.com/kE2yNVfqub
— Tyrone Howard (@TyroneCHoward) January 21, 2017
Women's March LA is paaacked! pic.twitter.com/0ZX8uLXQXi
— Matt (@Mattwaaade) January 21, 2017
Every train in LA packed and headed to #PERSHINGsquare for #womensmarchLA. Over 50k already arrived. Great day for LA. pic.twitter.com/jlqe74MsqM
— AFSCME Council 36 (@AFSCMECouncil36) January 21, 2017
Blocks in Los Angeles were packed this morning for #womensmarcha pic.twitter.com/9ONMfnRIxs
— Susan Abram (@sabramLA) January 21, 2017
Marchers Fill the Streets of Washington
The march in Washington is now on its way to the park outside the White House known as the Ellipse.
We are marching! We are marching straight ahead toward the Washington monument to the ellipse! #WomensMarch
— Women's March (@womensmarch) January 21, 2017
Here’s video from Veit Medick, a Washington correspondent for the German magazine Spiegel.
Der Marsch legt die Innenstadt von DC komplett lahm. Jetzt am Trump-Hotel. #WomensMarch @SPIEGELONLINE pic.twitter.com/52o6fuahA4
— Veit Medick (@vmedick) January 21, 2017
Marchers Rally Near Trump Tower in New York
Jamie Stelter, a traffic reporter for New York 1, posted video on Twitter showing marchers chanting against Trump close to the barricades around Trump Tower.
At the corner of 57th and 5th #womensmarch pic.twitter.com/fEExHpQDJI
— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) January 21, 2017
At the corner of 56th and Park I see a woman in tears and ask if she's okay. "Yea it's just so beautiful, y'all marching…" #womensmarch
— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) January 21, 2017
Marchers Draw Attention to Other Targets of Trump’s Wrath
While Trump’s potential impact on women’s rights is the main focus of the rallies on Saturday, marchers are also drawing attention to the threat he poses to other groups, including disabled, LGBTQ, and undocumented Americans.
The signs are not subtle. #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/pZ7SommrgX
— Emily Brown (@emilygbrown) January 21, 2017
The most powerful sign of the #WomensMarch. pic.twitter.com/IFHea1vykN
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 21, 2017
Love is love is love is love #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/wTdDSBmzbL
— Alanna Vagianos (@AlannaVagianos) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/JavierDHdez/status/822852112166092800
Erika Andiola, an undocumented Mexican-American and former press secretary for Bernie Sanders, was a featured speaker at the rally in Washington.
My dear friend @erikaandiola is slated to be one of last speakers of #WomensMarch. Send her good vibes! @DefineAmerican pic.twitter.com/biGTxDWGM6
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) January 21, 2017
The rally was also addressed by Sophie Cruz, a 6-year-old from Los Angeles whose parents are undocumented Mexican immigrants.
The @WomensMarch fights with love! Sophie Cruz and her family are #HereToStay. Watch her whole speech at https://t.co/7VfL5Zz1MT. pic.twitter.com/jYGlKlWapg
— Define American (@DefineAmerican) January 21, 2017
Sophie drew international attention to the plight of her parents in 2015, when she handed Pope Francis a letter asking for his help in getting Congress to pass immigration reform during his visit to Washington.
Washington Protest Appears Larger Than Inaugural Crowd
Crowd sizes are notoriously difficult to estimate accurately, but there’s evidence that the protest in Washington on Saturday has been attended by far more people than Trump’s inauguration a day earlier.
This is massive. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/ziADBHdAOW
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) January 21, 2017
Hundreds of thousands flood the national mall for #WomensMarch. This is just part of the crowd. #WomensMarchOnWashington #VOAalert pic.twitter.com/7HNKI0d3Vk
— Jesse Oni (@Jesse_Oni) January 21, 2017
CNN has a side-by-side comparison of what the National Mall looked like at 12:15 p.m. yesterday, as Trump delivered his baneful inaugural address, and at the same time today from a live webcam trained on the park.
Here's the most objective possible way to compare Trump's crowd size to the Women's March –https://t.co/6YDAi1eIQl pic.twitter.com/17i0E59Iyc
— Zach Wolf (@zbyronwolf) January 21, 2017
The National Mall right now #WomensMarchOnWashington #womensmarch #NBC4DC pic.twitter.com/A9ZwrsSx94
— angie goff (@OhMyGOFF) January 21, 2017
The city’s transit authority, which noted that the number of riders on Friday was far lower than it had been for either of Barack Obama’s two inaugurals, reported on Saturday that ridership had spiked again.
Metro Ridership: As of 11am, 193k trips taken so far today. (11am 1/20/13 = 317k, 11am 1/20/09 = 513k, 11am 1/20/05 = 197k) #wmata
— Metro Forward (@wmata) January 20, 2017
Metro Ridership as of 11am: 275k. For comparison, that's more than 8x a normal Sat & even busier than most weekdays. #wmata #womensmarch
— Metro Forward (@wmata) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/rmayemsinger/status/822865735416311812
Numbers in Chicago Overwhelm the Authorities
The turnout in Chicago has been so large that it overwhelmed the city’s ability to police a march. The organizers agreed to transform the gathering into a static rally, according to a police spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi.
As far as the eye can see. #womensmarchchi @cbschicago @womensmarchchi #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/sGcB1KMmw2
— Audrina Bigos (@AudrinaBigos) January 21, 2017
#BREAKING: #WomensMarchCHI organizers say streets are so flooded they cannot march. Sky5 is live over the scene: https://t.co/kSfjePu37v pic.twitter.com/rtRd5ZLOhl
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) January 21, 2017
Statement from @NotifyChicago @ChicagoOEMC1 & #ChicagoWomensMarch on support rally transition. pic.twitter.com/KybGHqfmSn
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) January 21, 2017
Zach Stafford of the Guardian reports that thousands of participants are now marching toward the city’s Trump Tower anyway.
https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/822866260165885953
https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/822866838677819392
https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/822869267842469889
“Love Not Hate, Makes America Great,” Chanted in Denver
People chanting: "Love not hate, makes America great." #WomensMarchdenver pic.twitter.com/Fukn4pYq1k
— Larry Ryckman ?? (@larryryckman) January 21, 2017
Hillary Clinton Praises Marchers on Twitter
Senator Kamala Harris just addressed the rally in Washington, standing alongside other female leaders of the Democratic party, including Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
#WomensMarch @KamalaHarris "even if you're not sitting in the White House, even if you're not a member of Congress… You have the power" pic.twitter.com/KktfQkbS7B
— Shawn Yancy (@ShawnYancyTV) January 21, 2017
Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the #WomensMarch: "We, the people, have the power" https://t.co/ILbbPxHdqO https://t.co/5zpCzqKO3A
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2017
Hillary Clinton’s name was on many lips, but she elected not to attend the march, electing instead to express her support on Twitter.
Gloria Steinem: "Hillary Clinton is alive! And definitely not in jail!" #WomensMarch
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 21, 2017
Marylanders united to celebrate the words of @HillaryClinton "Women's rights are human rights." #WomensMarchOnWashington #TeamMaryland pic.twitter.com/g8IYhdSjj8
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) January 21, 2017
Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we're always Stronger Together.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 21, 2017
'Hope Not Fear'
Indeed.
And what a beautiful piece by Louisa Cannell. #womensmarch ???????? pic.twitter.com/7h3Bzx79nB— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 21, 2017
Clinton’s successor as secretary of state, John Kerry, was spotted in Washington.
https://twitter.com/tayhatmaker/status/822855033893031937
Video Shows Thousands in St. Louis
The #WomensMarch in downtown St. Louis! This is what democracy looks like. pic.twitter.com/mzb5xMZUKC
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) January 21, 2017
From Interceptors in Washington and New York
https://twitter.com/JennaMC_Laugh/status/822842266209357824
https://twitter.com/alicesperi/status/822848056139845632
https://twitter.com/alexanderemmons/status/822846355756486658
Not the march but the march to the march in NYC. pic.twitter.com/OVNfAPKBE8
— Peter Maass (@maassp) January 21, 2017
Elizabeth Warren Speaks in Boston
Elizabeth Warren in Boston: We can whimper, whine, or we can fight back. https://t.co/OQYMagb5wX #WomensMarch https://t.co/xW3TQ8avoT
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2017
This is democracy in action. Screenshot of @WCVB's live coverage of #BosWomensMarch: https://t.co/kuifYM90pk @JennyWCVB pic.twitter.com/O1mvZv2Zoo
— ACLU Massachusetts (@ACLU_Mass) January 21, 2017
An Interview With Naomi Klein
My colleague Jeremy Scahill just interviewed Naomi Klein on our Facebook live stream, near the site of the Women’s March on Washington.
Live Video From Washington
Here’s a live stream of the event in Washington from the Guardian, including speeches from the main rallying point:
Crowds Assemble Across the World
https://twitter.com/shakofilm/status/822841693145706496
#WomensMarch in #DC view from the roof of VOA towards #USCapitol pic.twitter.com/JBY4MAhep3
— niki (@nikipapadog) January 21, 2017
March for women in #Berlin. "Respect instead of Lies" #WhyIMarch pic.twitter.com/NrYUawAdR2
— Fred Abrahams (@fredabrahams) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/feministabulous/status/822820045546016768
Trafalgar Square right now. London, you beauty #WomensMarch #womensmarchlondon pic.twitter.com/tvmbThRNWV
— Lucy Sherriff (@sherrifflucy) January 21, 2017
#WomensMarch Antarctica https://t.co/Wx3SHQaMht pic.twitter.com/wtfk7ioiJZ
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/CRlSTlNAYANG/status/822768158331334662
https://twitter.com/miayou/status/822840263282278400
Around 5000 marching in the rather cold and foggy Copenhagen streets. #WomensMarch #Copenhagen pic.twitter.com/B1ljnIIztD
— Susanne Christensen (@susannetiger) January 21, 2017
This woman singing "we shall overcome" just gave me so much life. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/cdscerBNvQ
— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/bimadew/status/822811053792829444
Proud to support women's rights with the whole fam in ??#womensmarchlondon pic.twitter.com/fzTtnIA4LP
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) January 21, 2017
— K O (they/them) (@Karenolivo) January 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/mfatta7/status/822831433484029953
Women's march Belgrade pic.twitter.com/uJVm2rBawO
— Mašina (@MasinaRS) January 21, 2017
We support #womensrights #WomensMarchOnCleveland pic.twitter.com/InRPfR7HNB
— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) January 21, 2017
Activists in Kolkata demonstrate in solidarity with the #WomensMarchOnWashington opposing Trump's presidency. pic.twitter.com/WVqDIS6rIc
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 21, 2017
@acluutah Legis & Policy Counsel Marina Lowe in the middle of the Women's March! #utah #equality #protecteveryone pic.twitter.com/kFli9nBEP3
— ACLU of Utah (@acluutah) January 21, 2017
We're marching in the city of brotherly love for justice and equality. #WomensMarch #Philly pic.twitter.com/w4vUX7ZANc
— A Better Balance (@ABetterBalance) January 21, 2017
Standing with our fellow North Carolinians at #WomensMarch in Raleigh pic.twitter.com/1Ay0qp1Vku
— ACLU of North Carolina (@ACLU_NC) January 21, 2017
So proud & excited to march today. Great to run into these women from Eugene!
Let's do this! #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/RcjWT4GaUG
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) January 21, 2017
Top photo:Protesters attend the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.