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Massive clashes can be expected to last for many days.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1531GH
U.S
Fri Jan 20, 2017 | 12:31 AM EST
Washington braces for anti-Trump protests, New Yorkers march
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Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washing...
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Cher waits backstage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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Cher waits backstage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Actor Marisa Tomei speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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Actor Marisa Tomei speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Sally Field speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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Sally Field speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Michael Moore speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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Michael Moore speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Cher and actor Mark Ruffalo share the stage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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Cher and actor Mark Ruffalo share the stage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in Ne...
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A Capitol Police officer stands guard at the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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A Capitol Police officer stands guard at the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER
The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a security fence in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a security fence in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON
The U.S. Capitol is seen during a rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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The U.S. Capitol is seen during a rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017.
REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA
Workers prepare the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Workers prepare the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER
Chain link fencing is up around the Washington Monument as a security measure in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
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Chain link fencing is up around the Washington Monument as a security measure in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washingt...
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Tourists and visitors walk along a chain link fence constructed as a security measure on The Mall, in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
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Tourists and visitors walk along a chain link fence constructed as a security measure on The Mall, in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's ina...
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Activists march during the National Action Network's ''We Shall Not Be Moved'' march in Washington, DC, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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Activists march during the National Action Network's ''We Shall Not Be Moved'' march in Washington, DC, U.S., January 14, 2017.
REUTERS/AARON P. BERNSTEIN
Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washing...
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
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By Ian Simpson and Joseph Ax | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK
Washington turned into a virtual fortress on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, while thousands of people took to the streets of New York and Washington to express their displeasure with his coming administration.
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 U.S. Capitol and a parade to the White House along streets thronged with spectators.
The number of planned protests and rallies this year is far above what has been typical at recent presidential inaugurations, with some 30 permits granted in Washington for anti-Trump rallies and sympathy protests planned in cities from Boston to Los Angeles, and outside the U.S. in cities including London and Sydney.
The night before the inauguration, thousands of people turned out in New York for a rally at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, and then marched a few blocks from the Trump Tower where the businessman lives.
The rally featured a lineup of politicians, activists and celebrities including Mayor Bill de Blasio and actor Alec Baldwin, who trotted out the Trump parody he performs on "Saturday Night Live."
"Donald Trump may control Washington, but we control our destiny as Americans," de Blasio said. "We don't fear the future. We think the future is bright, if the people's voices are heard."
In Washington, a group made up of hundreds of protesters clashed with police clad in riot gear who used pepper spray against some of the crowd on Thursday night, according to footage on social media.
The confrontation occurred outside the National Press Club building, where inside a so-called "DeploraBall" event was being held in support of Trump, the footage showed.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said police aimed to keep groups separate, using tactics similar to those employed during last year's political conventions.
"The concern is some of these groups are pro-Trump, some of them are con-Trump, and they may not play well together in the same space," Johnson said on MSNBC.
Trump opponents have been angered by his comments during the campaign about women, illegal immigrants and Muslims and his pledges to scrap the Obamacare health reform and build a wall on the Mexican border.
The Republican's supporters admire his experience in business, including as a real estate developer and reality television star, and view him as an outsider who will take a fresh approach to politics.
Bikers for Trump, a group that designated itself as security backup during last summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, is ready to step in if protesters block access to the inauguration, said Dennis Egbert, one of the group's organizers.
"We're going to be backing up law enforcement. We're on the same page," Egbert, 63, a retired electrician from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
SECURITY CORDON
About 28,000 security personnel, miles of fencing, roadblocks, street barricades and dump trucks laden with sand are part of the security cordon around 3 square miles (8 square km) of central Washington.
A protest group known as Disrupt J20 has vowed to stage demonstrations at each of 12 security checkpoints and block access to the festivities on the grassy National Mall.
Police and security officials have pledged repeatedly to guarantee protesters' constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.
Aaron Hyman, fellow at the National Gallery of Art, said he could feel tension in the streets ahead of Trump's swearing-in and the heightened security was part of it.
"People are watching each other like, 'You must be a Trump supporter,' and 'You must be one of those liberals'," said Hyman, 32, who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November election.
Friday's crowds are expected to fall well short of the 2 million people who attended Obama's first inauguration in 2009, and be in line with the 1 million who were at his second in 2013.
Forecast rain may also dampen the turnout, though security officials lifted an earlier ban on umbrellas, saying small umbrellas would be permitted.
(Additional reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu in Washigton, Curtis Skinner in San Francisco, and Joseph Ax in New York; Editing by Scott Malone, James Dalgleish and Lisa Shumaker)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?240233-Holly-Shit!-Anti-Ang-Moh-Trump-Protest-Riots-in-Whole-USA-today!&goto=newpost).
Massive clashes can be expected to last for many days.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1531GH
U.S
Fri Jan 20, 2017 | 12:31 AM EST
Washington braces for anti-Trump protests, New Yorkers march
‹
Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
16/16
Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washing...
REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON +
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
1/16
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
3/16
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Cher waits backstage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
4/16
Cher waits backstage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Actor Marisa Tomei speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
5/16
Actor Marisa Tomei speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Sally Field speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
6/16
Sally Field speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Michael Moore speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
7/16
Michael Moore speaks at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
Cher and actor Mark Ruffalo share the stage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
8/16
Cher and actor Mark Ruffalo share the stage at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in Ne...
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH +
A Capitol Police officer stands guard at the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
9/16
A Capitol Police officer stands guard at the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER
The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a security fence in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
10/16
The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a security fence in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON
The U.S. Capitol is seen during a rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
11/16
The U.S. Capitol is seen during a rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017.
REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA
Workers prepare the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
12/16
Workers prepare the inauguration of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER
Chain link fencing is up around the Washington Monument as a security measure in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
13/16
Chain link fencing is up around the Washington Monument as a security measure in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washingt...
REUTERS/MIKE THEILER +
Tourists and visitors walk along a chain link fence constructed as a security measure on The Mall, in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
14/16
Tourists and visitors walk along a chain link fence constructed as a security measure on The Mall, in the days prior to Donald J. Trump's ina...
REUTERS/MIKE THEILER +
Activists march during the National Action Network's ''We Shall Not Be Moved'' march in Washington, DC, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
15/16
Activists march during the National Action Network's ''We Shall Not Be Moved'' march in Washington, DC, U.S., January 14, 2017.
REUTERS/AARON P. BERNSTEIN
Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
16/16
Portable restrooms near the U.S. Capitol building are seen with the company's name Don's Johns covered with tape to block the words in Washing...
REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON +
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
1/16
People hold signs at a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump near Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 19, 2017.
REUTERS/STEPHANIE KEITH
›
X
By Ian Simpson and Joseph Ax | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK
Washington turned into a virtual fortress on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, while thousands of people took to the streets of New York and Washington to express their displeasure with his coming administration.
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 U.S. Capitol and a parade to the White House along streets thronged with spectators.
The number of planned protests and rallies this year is far above what has been typical at recent presidential inaugurations, with some 30 permits granted in Washington for anti-Trump rallies and sympathy protests planned in cities from Boston to Los Angeles, and outside the U.S. in cities including London and Sydney.
The night before the inauguration, thousands of people turned out in New York for a rally at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, and then marched a few blocks from the Trump Tower where the businessman lives.
The rally featured a lineup of politicians, activists and celebrities including Mayor Bill de Blasio and actor Alec Baldwin, who trotted out the Trump parody he performs on "Saturday Night Live."
"Donald Trump may control Washington, but we control our destiny as Americans," de Blasio said. "We don't fear the future. We think the future is bright, if the people's voices are heard."
In Washington, a group made up of hundreds of protesters clashed with police clad in riot gear who used pepper spray against some of the crowd on Thursday night, according to footage on social media.
The confrontation occurred outside the National Press Club building, where inside a so-called "DeploraBall" event was being held in support of Trump, the footage showed.
ADVERTISEMENT
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said police aimed to keep groups separate, using tactics similar to those employed during last year's political conventions.
"The concern is some of these groups are pro-Trump, some of them are con-Trump, and they may not play well together in the same space," Johnson said on MSNBC.
Trump opponents have been angered by his comments during the campaign about women, illegal immigrants and Muslims and his pledges to scrap the Obamacare health reform and build a wall on the Mexican border.
The Republican's supporters admire his experience in business, including as a real estate developer and reality television star, and view him as an outsider who will take a fresh approach to politics.
Bikers for Trump, a group that designated itself as security backup during last summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, is ready to step in if protesters block access to the inauguration, said Dennis Egbert, one of the group's organizers.
"We're going to be backing up law enforcement. We're on the same page," Egbert, 63, a retired electrician from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
SECURITY CORDON
About 28,000 security personnel, miles of fencing, roadblocks, street barricades and dump trucks laden with sand are part of the security cordon around 3 square miles (8 square km) of central Washington.
A protest group known as Disrupt J20 has vowed to stage demonstrations at each of 12 security checkpoints and block access to the festivities on the grassy National Mall.
Police and security officials have pledged repeatedly to guarantee protesters' constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.
Aaron Hyman, fellow at the National Gallery of Art, said he could feel tension in the streets ahead of Trump's swearing-in and the heightened security was part of it.
"People are watching each other like, 'You must be a Trump supporter,' and 'You must be one of those liberals'," said Hyman, 32, who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November election.
Friday's crowds are expected to fall well short of the 2 million people who attended Obama's first inauguration in 2009, and be in line with the 1 million who were at his second in 2013.
Forecast rain may also dampen the turnout, though security officials lifted an earlier ban on umbrellas, saying small umbrellas would be permitted.
(Additional reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu in Washigton, Curtis Skinner in San Francisco, and Joseph Ax in New York; Editing by Scott Malone, James Dalgleish and Lisa Shumaker)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?240233-Holly-Shit!-Anti-Ang-Moh-Trump-Protest-Riots-in-Whole-USA-today!&goto=newpost).