Protests against Donald Trump
| Protests against Donald Trump | |||
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Women's March in Washington, D.C, #notmypresident protester at a rally against Trump in New York City, protesters marching toward Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago), No Ban No Wall protest in Washington, D.C., protests against Executive Order 13769 in London, protester holding up a No Ban No Wall sign in Washington, D.C.. |
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| Date | June 17, 2015–present | ||
| Location | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Philippines, Australia, Israel, among other countries. | ||
| Causes | |||
| Methods | Demonstration, Internet activism, political campaigning, riots, vandalism, arson, assault | ||
| Status | Ongoing | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 0 | ||
| Injuries | 43+ | ||
| Arrested | 449+ | ||
Presidential campaign
Thousands of protesters
Post-election
Protests against Donald Trump, or anti-Trump protests, have occurred both in the United States and elsewhere since Donald Trump's entry into the 2016 presidential campaign. Protests have expressed opposition to Trump's campaign rhetoric, his electoral win, his inauguration and various presidential actions. Some protests have taken the form of walk-outs, business closures, petitions and, especially since Trump's inauguration, rallies, demonstrations or marches. While most protests have been peaceful, some protesters have rioted, destroyed property, and attacked Trump supporters.
Organized protests against Trump in the United States climaxed shortly after his inauguration when millions protested on January 21, 2017, during the Women's March, making it the largest single-day protest in the history of the United States. A little over a month later in March 2017, the fervency of protest movements were questioned following the smaller turnout during the Day Without a Woman demonstrations.
A number of protests against Donald Trump's candidacy and political positions occurred during his presidential campaign, essentially at political rallies.
During his presidential campaign, activists occasionally organized demonstrations inside Trump's rallies, sometimes with calls to shut the rallies down; fueled by some of Trump's language, protesters began to attend his rallies displaying signs and disrupting proceedings. Following Trump's election to the presidency, students and activists organized larger protests in several major cities across the United States, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Portland and Oakland. Tens of thousands of protesters participated, with many chanting "Not my president!" to express their opposition to Trump's victory in the Electoral College (He lost the popular vote by a margin of 2.1 percent).
There were occasional incidents of verbal abuse or physical violence, either against protesters or against Trump supporters. While most of the incidents amounted to simple heckling against the candidate, a few people had to be stopped by Secret Service agents. Large-scale disruption forced Trump to cancel a rally in Chicago on March 11, 2016, out of safety concerns. On June 18, 2016, an attempt was made to assassinate Trump. Michael Steven Sanford, a British national, was sentenced to one year in prison after he reached for a police officer's gun. He reportedly told a federal agent that he he drove from California to Las Vegas with a plan to kill Trump.
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