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PROTESTS IN WASHINGTON AHEAD OF TRUMP’S INAUGURATION<\/strong><\/p>\n WASHINGTON:<\/strong> On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets of Washington in protest against the policies of Donald Trump and the Republican Party, just two days before Trump returns to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n The "People’s March" was organized by a group of civil rights and social justice organizations, including those responsible for the Women’s March, which brought hundreds of thousands to the capital following Trump’s first inauguration in 2017.<\/p>\n Participants focused on various concerns they believe are threatened under Trump’s leadership, such as abortion rights, climate change, gun violence prevention, and immigrant rights.<\/p>\n COLD WEATHER MOVES TRUMP’S INAUGURATION INDOORS<\/strong><\/p>\n The atmosphere was vibrant, with bright signs and many participants sporting pink "pussy hats," reminiscent of the 2017 event. Marchers gathered in three parks before marching to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally.<\/p>\n \u201cThis legislation puts lives at risk. Women are dying,\u201d said Aisha Becker-Burrowes, a protester, her voice almost drowned out by the crowd chanting, \u201cMy body, my choice.\u201d<\/p>\n Susan Dutwells, a 60-year-old from Florida, attended the protest with her daughter. She expressed her fears and anger about Trump\u2019s impending return to power. \u201cSo many people seem to be voting against their own interests. I just don\u2019t get it,\u201d she shared with reporters.<\/p>\n Carine, a 40-year-old protester from Arizona who chose not to provide her last name, voiced her worries about what a second Trump term might bring but emphasized her commitment to remain involved. \u201cI want to stay hopeful. Being around so many people feels great. I\u2019ll keep fighting when I go back home,\u201d she said, noting it was her first protest in the capital.<\/p>\n Sarah Kong, a 31-year-old psychiatrist from Colorado, joined the march with her mother and echoed a similar hopeful sentiment. \u201cThis is my first time marching, and I\u2019d love to do it again. I feel inspired by the crowd. I believe in a better future, even though I\u2019m scared,\u201d Kong remarked. \u201cThese are crucial times.\u201d<\/p>\n Sister marches were also taking place across the country, including in New York.<\/p>\n This mass gathering came after Tom Homan, Trump\u2019s incoming border enforcement chief, hinted at imminent significant immigration raids following Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, is preparing to take swift action to deport millions of undocumented immigrants upon his return.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PROTESTS IN WASHINGTON AHEAD OF TRUMP’S INAUGURATION WASHINGTON: On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets of Washington in protest against the policies of Donald Trump and the Republican Party, just two days before Trump returns to the Oval Office. The "People’s March" was organized by a group of civil rights and social justice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[300],"class_list":["post-5482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-news","tag-donald-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}