Protests against Donald Trump#2016 presidential campaign

{{anchor|Pre-election protests|Campaign protests}}

{{Further|Timeline of protests against Donald Trump#2016 presidential campaign}}

A number of protests against Donald Trump's candidacy and political positions occurred during his presidential campaign, essentially at his political rallies.

During his presidential campaign, activists organized demonstrations inside Trump's rallies, sometimes with calls to shut the rallies down;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-chicago-anti-trump-protest-was-only-the-beginning|title=The Chicago Anti-Trump Protest Was Only the Beginning|date=March 13, 2016|magazine=The New Yorker|last1=Cassidy|first1=John|access-date=March 13, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/how-bernie-sanders-supporters-shut-down-donald-trump-s-rally-n537191|title=How Bernie Sanders Supporters Shut Down Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago|date=March 12, 2016|publisher=MSNBC|last1=Seitz-Wald|first1=Alex|access-date=March 12, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSMTZSAPEC3DZBTGD8|title=Trump says accepts no responsibility for campaign protesters|date=March 13, 2016|work=Reuters|last1=Chiacu|first1=Doina|access-date=November 15, 2016}} protesters began to attend his rallies displaying signs and disrupting proceedings.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-lit-a-fire-can-it-be-contained/2016/03/12/c3886c56-e876-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html|title=Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?|date=March 12, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|last2=Johnson|first2=Jenna|quote=The racially tinged anger that has both fueled Trump's political rise and stoked the opposition to it has turned into a force unto itself.|last3=DelReal|first3=Jose A.|first1=Karen|last1=Tumulty|access-date=March 13, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-protesters-1457909062|title=Trump and the Protesters; Trump and the Protesters|date=March 14, 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=March 15, 2016|author=Op-ed|author-link=Op-ed}}

There were occasional incidents of verbal abuse and/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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/13/michael-steven-sandford-guilty-trump-shooting-attempt-las-vegas|title=British man pleads guilty to plan to shoot Trump at Las Vegas rally|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2017}} Michael Steven Sanford, a British national and the perpetrator, was sentenced to one year in prison after he reached for a police officer's gun. He reportedly told a federal agent that he had driven from California to Las Vegas with a plan to kill Trump.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/13/briton-michael-sandford-jailed-over-plan-to-shoot-donald-trump|title=Briton Michael Sandford jailed over plan to shoot Donald Trump|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=April 11, 2017}}

The protesters sometimes attempted to enter the venue or engage in activities outside the venue. Interactions with supporters of the candidate may occur before, during or after the event.{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/donald-trump-chicago-protest-213728|title=Inside the Protest That Stopped the Trump Rally The plan worked better than they'd ever imagined. Then the trouble began.|date=March 13, 2016|work=Politico|first1=Keith|last1=O'Brien|access-date=March 14, 2016}} At times, protesters attempted to rush the stage at Trump's rallies.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-calls-protests-chicago-rally-planned-attack/story?id=37601079|title=Man Arrested at Trump Rally After Allegedly Rushing Stage|date=March 12, 2016|work=ABC News|access-date=April 8, 2016}} At times, anti-Trump protesters have turned violent and attacked Trump supporters and vice versa;Sullivan, Sean [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/03/ugly-bloody-scenes-in-san-jose-as-protesters-attack-trump-supporters-outside-rally/] Retrieved on February 27, 2017 this violence has received bipartisan condemnation.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-protests-20160503-snap-story.html|title=Anti-Trump violence is widely condemned. Will backlash help his candidacy?|date=June 3, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 3, 2016}} MoveOn.org, The People for Bernie Sanders, the Muslim Students' Association, Assata's Daughters, the Black Student Union, Fearless Undocumented Alliance and Black Lives Matter were among the organizations who sponsored or promoted the protests at the March 11 Chicago Trump rally.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-protesters-20160312-story.html|title=How black, Latino and Muslim college students organized to stop Trump's rally in Chicago|date=March 12, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|last1=Linthicum|first1=Kate|access-date=March 13, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/12/politics/bernie-sanders-donald-trump/|title=Sanders: Don't blame my supporters for violence at Trump rally|date=March 12, 2016|publisher=CNN|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|access-date=March 12, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/13/moveonorg-raising-funds-from-trump-protests-warns-/|title=Moveon.Org raising funds from Trump protests, warns more disruptions to come|date=March 13, 2016|work=The Washington Times|last1=Riddell|first1=Kelly|access-date=March 14, 2016}}

There were reports of verbal and physical confrontations between Trump supporters and protesters at Trump's campaign events.{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/03/02/a_list_of_violent_incidents_at_donald_trump_rallies_and_events.html|title=A List, Which Will Probably Get Longer, of Violent Incidents at Trump Events|date=March 2, 2016|last1=Mathis-Lilley|first1=Ben|work=Slate|access-date=March 9, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/list-racist-things-trump-rallies_us_56d7019ae4b0871f60ed519f|title=Here's a Running List of Racial Things that have Happened at Trump Rallies|date=March 9, 2016|last1=Frej|first1=Willa|work=HuffPost|access-date=March 9, 2016}}

Following a June 2016 clash between protesters and Trump supporters in San Jose, California, a photo of Australian actress Samara Weaving appearing to be injured was widely circulated on social media.{{cite news |last=Logan |first=Nick |title=Bloodied 'Trump supporter' in hoax photo is 'Ash vs Evil Dead' actress Samara Weaving |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2750098/bloodied-trump-supporter-in-hoax-photo-is-ash-vs-evil-dead-actress-samara-weaving/ |publisher=Global News |date=8 June 2016 |location=Vancouver, BC |df=mdy}}{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Jackson |url=http://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2016/06/08/samara-weaving-donald-trump-ad/ |title=Samara Weaving caught in Donald Trump hoax |date=8 June 2016 |work=The New Daily |location=Melbourne, Vic. |df=mdy |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124124554/https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2016/06/08/samara-weaving-donald-trump-ad/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Silverman |first=Craig |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/samara-weaving-trump-hoax-photo |title=This Actress Is Not Happy Her Photo Is Being Used In A Hoax About Trump Fans |date=8 June 2016 |work=BuzzFeed News |df=mdy}}{{cite news |last1=Norton |first1=Sarah |title=Trump supporters claim fake zombie attack pic is real evidence of violent liberals |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/trump-supporters-claim-fake-zombie-attack-pic-is-real-evidence-of-violent-liberals |work=The Feed |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |date=9 June 2016 |df=mdy}} The photo claimed to depict a Trump supporter attacked by liberal protesters, but was actually Weaving in makeup for her role on the comedy-horror series Ash vs Evil Dead.{{refn|name=Logan N.}}{{refn|name=Silverman C.}}{{cite news |title=Actor Bruce Campbell says conservative tweet was faked |url=https://www.latimes.com/ct-bruce-campbell-conservative-tweet-faked-20160609-story.html# |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Tribune News Services |date=9 June 2016 |df=mdy |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124134829/https://www.latimes.com/ct-bruce-campbell-conservative-tweet-faked-20160609-story.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Ash vs Evil Dead Actor Samara Weaving Caught up in Donald Trump Internet Hoax |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/ash-vs-evil-dead-actor-samara-weaving-caught-up-in-donald-trump-internet-hoax-20160608-gpe7xl.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 June 2016 |df=mdy}} Weaving reacted negatively to the hoax, noting that she could not vote in the presidential election because she was not a U.S. citizen.{{refn|name=Logan N.}}{{refn|name=Stiles J.}}

A similar hoax claiming to show a 15-year-old Trump supporter beaten by an anti-Trump mob in San Jose used an image of the actress Luisa Rubino from the telenovela La Rosa de Guadalupe.{{refn|name=Logan N.}}{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Tim |title=Donald Trump's campaign has become a real Mexican telenovela |url=https://splinternews.com/donald-trumps-campaign-has-become-a-real-mexican-teleno-1793857327 |work=Splinter |date=June 6, 2016}}{{cite web |title=Fact Check: Teenager Beaten by Anti-Trump Protester |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-protester-violence-san-jose/ |website=Snopes.com |date=June 5, 2016 |access-date=July 17, 2018}} Rubino told an interviewer that in fact she did not support Trump "because I'm Mexican and I support the Latino community".{{refn|name=Logan N.}}{{refn|name=Rogers T.}}

The fact checking website PolitiFact.com, rated a separate story titled "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally{{'"}} as "100 percent fabricated, as its author acknowledges."{{citation|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/nov/17/blog-posting/no-someone-wasnt-paid-3500-protest-donald-trump-it/|access-date=November 24, 2016|work=PolitiFact.com|title=No, someone wasn't paid $3,500 to protest Donald Trump; it's fake news|date=November 17, 2016|first=Louis|last=Jacobson}} Paul Horner, a writer for a fake news website, took credit for the article, and said he posted the deceitful ad himself.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/?tid=sm_tw|title=Facebook fake-news writer: 'I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me'|last=Dewey|first=Caitlin|date=November 17, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=November 18, 2016}}

During the campaign, Trump was accused by some of creating aggressive undertones at his rallies.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/politics/riskiest-political-act-of-2016-protesting-at-rallies-for-donald-trump.html|title=Riskiest Political Act of 2016? Protesting at Rallies for Donald Trump|last=Parker|first=Ashley|date=March 10, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 10, 2016}} Trump's Republican rivals blamed him for fostering a climate of violence, and escalating tension during events.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/marco-rubio-donald-trump-gop-nominee-support-220664|title=Republicans blame Trump for climate of violence|last1=Stokols|first1=Eli|last2=Cheney|first2=Kyle|date=March 12, 2016|work=Politico|access-date=March 12, 2016}} Initially, Trump did not condemn the acts of violence that occurred at many of his rallies, and indeed encouraged them in some cases.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/|title=Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally|last1=Moyer|first1=Justin Wm.|last2=Starrs|first2=Jenny|date=March 11, 2016|last3=Larimer|first3=Sarah|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 11, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/opinion/campaign-stops/what-are-trump-fans-really-afraid-to-say.html|title=What Are Trump Fans Really 'Afraid' to Say?|last=West|first=Lindy|date=March 11, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 12, 2016}}

In November 2015, Trump said of a protester in Birmingham, Alabama, "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing."{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/22/black-activist-punched-at-donald-trump-rally-in-birmingham/|title=Trump on rally protester: 'Maybe he should have been roughed up'|last1=Johnson|first1=Jenna|last2=Jordan|first2=Mary|date=November 22, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 22, 2015}} In December, the campaign urged attendees not to harm protesters, but rather to alert law enforcement officers of them by holding signs above their head and yelling, "Trump! Trump! Trump!"{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/12/trump-campaign-devises-a-new-strategy-for-identifying-and-removing-protesters/|title=Trump campaign devises a new strategy for identifying and removing protesters|last=Johnson|first=Jenna|date=December 12, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 19, 2016}} Trump has been criticized for additional instances of fomenting an atmosphere conducive to violence through many of his comments. For example, Trump told a crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that he would pay their legal fees if they punched a protester.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-once-said-he-would-pay-legal-fees-for-people-who-beat-up-protesters-now-that-its-happened-can-he/|title=Trump says he wants to pay legal fees for the man who sucker-punched a protester. Can he?|last=Bump|first=Philip|date=March 10, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=March 15, 2016}}

On February 23, 2016, when a protester was ejected from a rally in Las Vegas, Trump stated, "I love the old days{{snd}}you know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks." He added, "I'd like to punch him in the face."{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/politics/donald-trump-nevada-rally-punch/|title=Donald Trump on protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'|last=Diamond|first=Jeremy|date=February 23, 2016|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 23, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/23/donald-trump-on-protester-id-like-to-punch-him-in-the-face/|title=Donald Trump on a protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'|last=Miller|first=Michael E.|date=February 23, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 23, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/23/donald-trump-on-protester-id-like-to-punch-him-in-the-face/|title=Donald Trump on Protester: 'I'd Like to Punch Him in the Face'|last1=Corasaniti|first1=Nick|date=February 23, 2016|work=The New York Times|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|access-date=February 23, 2016}}

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Fairly early in the campaign the United States Secret Service assumed primary responsibility for Trump's security. They were augmented by state and local law enforcement as needed. When a venue was rented by the campaign, the rally was a private event and the campaign might grant or deny entry to it with no reason given; the only stipulation was that exclusion solely on the basis of race was forbidden. Those who entered or remained inside such a venue without permission were technically guilty of or liable for trespass.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/us/politics/donald-trump-security.html|title=For Donald Trump, 'Get 'Em Out' Is the New 'You're Fired'|date=March 13, 2016|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|newspaper=The New York Times|quote=... local police officers, the Secret Service and his private detail are present at rallies.|first1=Alan|last1=Rappeport|access-date=March 14, 2016}} Attendees or the press could be assigned or restricted to particular areas in the venue.{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-rally-protester-crack-down-220407|title=Trump cracks down on protesters Loyalty oaths, plainclothes guards and new media restrictions deployed at recent rallies.|date=March 7, 2016|work=Politico|first1=Ben|last1=Schreckinger|access-date=March 14, 2016}}

In March 2016, Politico reported that the Trump campaign hired plainclothes private security guards to preemptively remove potential protesters from rallies.{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-rally-protester-crack-down-220407|title=Trump cracks down on protesters|last=Schreckinger|first=Ben|date=March 7, 2016|work=Politico|access-date=March 8, 2016}} That same month, a group calling itself the "Lion Guard" was formed to offer "additional security" at Trump rallies. The group was quickly condemned by mainstream political activists{{who|date=June 2018}} as a paramilitary fringe organization.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

{{Further|Timeline of protests against Donald Trump#Before first presidency}}

{{anchor|Pre-inauguration protests}}

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Following Trump's surprise election to the presidency, students and other activists organized larger protests in several major cities across the United States, including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Portland and Oakland. Tens of thousands of protesters participated,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/thousands-us-protest-president-elect-donald-trump/story?id=43427653|title=Tens of Thousands Protest Trump Election Victory, 124 Arrested|website=ABC News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/11/10/more-anti-trump-protests-held-across-us/93597936/|title=More anti-Trump protests held across U.S.|website=USA Today}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/students-lead-new-wave-of-anti-trump-protests/ar-AAki9IS?%20=undefined|title=Students lead new wave of anti-Trump protests|website=MSN|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122154807/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/students-lead-new-wave-of-anti-trump-protests/ar-AAki9IS?%20=undefined|archive-date=November 22, 2016}} 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).{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/10/not-my-president-thousand-protest-trump-in-rallies-across-the-u-s/|title='Not my president': Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S.|date=November 10, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post |last2=Lydersen |first2=Kari |last3=Berman |first3=Mark |last1=Gold |first1=Matea |access-date=November 10, 2016}} Protests were also held in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Philippines, Australia and Israel with some continuing for several days, and more protests planned for the following weeks and months.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/11/anti-trump-protests-weekend-new-york-trump-tower|title=Anti-Trump protesters gear up for weekend demonstrations across US|work=The Guardian|date=November 12, 2016|access-date=November 12, 2016|first=Jon|last=Swaine}}[http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-world-reaction/ The world reacts as Donald Trump takes power] by Jason Hanna and Azadeh Ansari, CNN, January 21, 2017{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/trump-election-protests.html|title=Protests of Trump's Election Continue Into Third Day|last=Bromwich|first=Jonah Engel|date=November 11, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=November 12, 2016}}

In November 2017, it was reported that as part of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, the New York protest was actually organized by a "troll farm", dedicated to fomenting discord in the U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryancbrooks/thousands-of-new-yorkers-took-to-the-streets-in-anti-trump|title=Thousands Of New Yorkers Took To The Streets In Anti-Trump March Promoted By Russia-Linked Account|website=Buzzfeed.com|date=November 2017 |access-date=November 17, 2017}} Thousands of Facebook users indicated they planned to attend a Trump protest on November 12, 2016, that was organized on a Facebook page for BlackMattersUS, a Russian-linked group, with ties to the Kremlin. The organized rally took advantage of outrage among groups on the left following Trump's electoral college victory. An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 protesters convened at Manhattan's Union Square and then marched to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue.Ali Breland | The Hill, Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook, https://thehill.com/policy/technology/358025-thousands-attended-protest-organized-by-russians-on-facebook/, October 31, 2017 CNN supported and provided coverage of the event.

Protesters have held up a number of different signs and chanted various shouts including "Not my president" and "We don't accept the president-elect".{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/11/not-my-president-elect|title=Anti-Trump protests continue across America|date=November 10, 2016|newspaper=The Economist|issn=0013-0613|access-date=November 10, 2016}} The movement organized on Twitter under the hashtags #Anti-Trump and #NotMyPresident.{{cite news|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/president-818185-area-voiced.html|title=Here are all the Southern California students who walked out of high schools to protest Donald Trump|last=Ratzlaff|first=Angela|newspaper=Press Enterprise|language=en|access-date=November 10, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215012056/https://www.pe.com/2016/11/10/here-are-all-the-southern-california-students-who-walked-out-of-high-schools-to-protest-donald-trump/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-protests-idUSKBN1343CO|title=In second day of anti-Trump protests, civil rights a top concern|date=November 10, 2016|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=November 10, 2016|first=Javier|last=Galeano}} Protesters after the election decided to demonstrate to show support for minorities, immigrants and other marginalized people in the United States.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/why-anti-trump-protests-matter-w450561|title=Why Anti-Trump Protests Matter|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 23, 2017}} Protesting also helped put a spotlight on the issues that were important to the demonstrators. Some protesters had been part of other movements, such as Occupy, Black Lives Matter and Moral Mondays, but many people protesting Trump were new to demonstrating.

After he won the election, the security around Trump and his family became noticeably more stringent. Sources reported that there were concerns about the ability to secure Trump's Manhattan residence due to its location and the large number of people who live there, as well as the number of people coming and going. Restrictions on private and commercial air traffic were imposed on airspace over Manhattan and other parts of the city until Inauguration Day.{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Donald-Trump-New-York-City-Security-Police-NYPD-Secret-Service-Tower-400578461.html |title=NYPD, Secret Service Upping Security at Trump Tower for President-Elect Donald Trump |work=NBC News 4 |last=Winter |first=Tom |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=November 9, 2016}}

Feminist icon Camille Paglia complained that Chuck Schumer "asserted absolutely no moral authority as the party spun out of control in a nationwide orgy of rage and spite" in the days after the election. Of the Democratic Party response to Trump's election, she called it "an abject failure of leadership that may be one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of the modern Democratic party".{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/camille-paglia-on-trump-democrats-transgenderism-and-islamist-terror |title=Camille Paglia: On Trump, Democrats, Transgenderism, and Islamist Terror |date=June 15, 2017 |work=Washington Examiner |last1=Last |first1=Jonathan |access-date=May 18, 2020}}

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• {{flag|China}}: On November 14, 2016, the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco warned "Chinese exchange students, visiting students, teachers and volunteers" to avoid participating in protests.{{cite news|title=China warns its students of hostility in the U.S. following Trump's victory|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-1479139477-htmlstory.html|access-date=November 17, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 2016}}
• {{flag|Turkey}}: The Government of Turkey warned its citizens who may be traveling to the United States to "be careful due to protests" and that occasionally "the protests turn violent and criminal while protesters [are] detained by security forces" while also stating that "racists and xenophobic incidents increased in USA [sic]".{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Eugene|title=Turkish government issues US travel advisory after anti-Trump protests|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/12/politics/turkish-government-warning/|access-date=November 12, 2016|publisher=CNN|date=November 12, 2016}}

{{Further|Timeline of protests against Donald Trump#First presidency}}

The Washington Post reported in January 2018 that since Trump was inaugurated there has been a protest every day somewhere in the United States.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/01/21/one-year-after-the-womens-march-on-washington-people-are-still-protesting-en-masse-a-lot-weve-counted/|title=Analysis {{!}} One year after the Women's March on Washington, people are still protesting en masse. A lot. We've counted.|last1=Chenoweth|first1=Erica|date=January 21, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 21, 2018|last2=Pressman|first2=Jeremy|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}} Protesters demonstrating after Trump's inauguration have sought to "bring unprecedented disruption to his life as president", with protests following where Trump travels.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-protesters-plan-to-get-under-trumps-skin-wherever-he-goes/2017/02/04/32059b9c-ea45-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html|title=How protesters plan to get under Trump's skin wherever he goes|last1=Stein|first1=Perry|date=February 4, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 6, 2017|last2=Fahrenthold|first2=David A.}} Protesters have sought to interrupt "people's business as usual" in order to force others to think about the impact of Trump's policies on the country, according to activist Cat Brooks in San Francisco.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/06/california-protests-trump-resistance-progressive-politics|title=California protests lead the way for Trump resistance movement|last=Levin|first=Sam|date=February 6, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 6, 2017}} A sociology professor at University of California, Irvine, David Meyer, said that while it is not unusual to have protests after a new president, "What is unusual is the vigor, speed, size, and number of issues that they are challenging Trump on. To have a sustained [protest], every weekend, every couple of days, and it's a different issue{{snd}}I've never seen anything like this before."{{cite web|url=http://ktla.com/2017/02/20/not-my-presidents-day-rallies-bring-anti-trump-protesters-to-streets-including-in-socal/|title='Not My Presidents Day' Rallies Bring Anti-Trump Protesters to Streets, Including in SoCal|date=February 20, 2017|website=KTLA|access-date=February 21, 2017}} Michael Heaney, an author and University of Michigan professor, said in February 2017, that the protests were nowhere near the saturation rate and added, "If anything, it's just getting started." The "first protest in space" was taken as a demonstration against Trump by the Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) on April 12, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/04/13/trump-sparks-first-protest-in-space-space-networks-screw-you-message-flies-90000-feet-high/|title=Trump sparks "first protest in space": Space network's screw-you message flies 90,000 feet high|last=Baez|first=Tatiana|website=Salon|access-date=April 14, 2017|date=April 13, 2017}}

Some protests have been "highly coordinated" by grassroots organizers, like the resistance campaign that has been growing in California. Many of the protests have not only occurred in large, mainly Democratic-leaning cities, but have also taken place in smaller cities across the country.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-against-trump-s-policies-erupt-third-weekend-cities-large-n717131|title=Protests Against Trump's Policies Erupt for Third Weekend in Cities Large and Small|last=Ali|first=Safia Samee|date=February 5, 2017|newspaper=NBC News|access-date=February 6, 2017}} In some of these cities, like Mason City, Iowa, a majority voted for Trump. Protests have also occurred worldwide, with international citizens objecting to the Trump administration.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/04/protests-erupt-globally-over-trump-actions-third-saturday-row/97495210/|title=Protests erupt globally over Trump actions for third Saturday in a row|last=Hughes|first=Trevor|date=February 4, 2017|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=January 6, 2017}} Many of the protests have been organized via social media.{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/12/trump-resistance-social-media/|title=From protests to "pussy hats", Trump resistance brews online – The Denver Post|agency=Associated Press|access-date=February 13, 2017|date=February 13, 2017}} Many protesters have been calling the anti-Trump movement "the resistance." Women are leading many of the organization and volunteer efforts.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/not-my-presidents-day-protests_us_58ab1f9ce4b07602ad56cece|title=Thousands Rally At Anti-Trump 'Not My Presidents Day' Events|last1=Abbey-Lambertz|first1=Kate|last2=Miller|first2=Hayley|date=February 20, 2017|website=HuffPost|access-date=February 21, 2017|last3=Bellware|first3=Kim}} In addition, many participants have been first-time protesters.{{cite web |url=http://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2017-02-27/politically-active-4-tips-for-incorporating-self-care |title=Politically Active? 4 Tips for Incorporating Self-Care, US News |date=February 27, 2017 |work=US News |access-date=March 5, 2017 }} Protesters have become involved with organizing groups at a local level, such as Indivisible and SwingLeft.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html|title='Day Without a Woman' Protest Tests a Movement's Staying Power|last1=Chira|first1=Susan|last2=Abrams|first2=Rachel|date=March 8, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 9, 2017|last3=Rogers|first3=Katie|issn=0362-4331}} For many, their involvement in protest has become a part of their lives.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-protest-resistance-scientist-us-president-march-climate-womens-a7723581.html|title=A scientist who studies protest says 'the resistance' isn't slowing down|date=May 8, 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=June 4, 2017|language=en-GB}} The Washington Post reported in January 2018 that the "overwhelming majority" of protests have been non-violent.

Protesters have expressed concerns about the potential loss of rights for Muslims affected by Executive Order 13769, or the travel ban/Muslim ban/Muslim travel ban, and for a loss of rights for LGBT people. Other protesters have been against the proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/04/politics/us-protests-trump/|title=Protesters across US voice concern over Trump policies|last=Almasy|first=Steve|date=February 5, 2017|access-date=February 6, 2017|work=CNN Politics}} Musicians such as Katy Perry, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Tom Morello, have voiced support for the protests.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/as-trump-era-begins-musicians-begin-new-wave-of-protests-w465790|title=As Trump Era Begins, Musicians Begin New Wave of Protests|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 9, 2017}} Reasons for people protesting are diverse and many protesters care about multiple issues. However the number of people protesting against only Trump has diminished over time as many people are turning their attention to Congressional members.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-diy-resistance-tries-to-keep-the-fight-against-trump-fresh-1.3414450|title=A DIY resistance tries to keep the fight against Trump fresh|last=Riccardi|first=Nicholas|date=May 15, 2017|work=CTVNews|access-date=June 4, 2017|language=en-CA}}

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Protests are taking place at town hall meetings, where constituents are urging their senators and representatives to oppose some of the policies of the Trump Administration or to investigate possible Trump ties to Russia.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/23/town-hall-protests-donald-trump-angry-crowds|title=Yes, liberals are planning town hall protests. It's called democracy|date=February 23, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 23, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} Some GOP politicians have welcomed the protests, while others have avoided having town halls during the first Congressional recess in 2017.{{cite news|url=http://time.com/4678389/republican-congress-donald-trump-town-hall-protests/|title=GOP Politicians Face Anger and Protests Over President Trump at Town Halls|magazine=Time|access-date=February 23, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222132048/http://time.com/4678389/republican-congress-donald-trump-town-hall-protests/|archive-date=February 22, 2017}} Representative Leonard Lance said he had never faced such a large town hall before after attending a recent one in February 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-idUSKBN16316T|title=One month in, anti-Trump movement shows signs of sustained momentum|date=February 24, 2017|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=February 25, 2017}}

Conservatives, like former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, have dismissed the protesters as "petulant children stomping their feet with these child-like nursery rhyme slogans."{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/02/20/sheriff-clarke-sounds-off-on-anti-trump-protests.html|title=Sheriff Clarke Sounds Off on Anti-Trump Protests|last=Wisner|first=Matthew|date=February 20, 2017|newspaper=Fox Business|access-date=February 23, 2017|language=en-US}}

Both Trump and his administration addressed the protests either officially or via social media. Trump's reaction to the Woman's March via Twitter in January 2017 were contradictory with one tweet dismissing protesters and a later tweet praising protest as "a hallmark of our democracy."{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/22/on_protests_trump_goes_from_defiant_to_conciliatory_in_96_minutes.html|title=Trump Response to Protests: From Defiant to Conciliatory in 96 Minutes|last=Politi|first=Daniel|date=January 22, 2017|newspaper=Slate|access-date=February 22, 2017|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}} Trump was also dismissive of a rally hosted by Democrats outside of the Supreme Court against Executive Order 13769. Trump tweeted, "Nancy Pelosi and Fake Tears Chuck Schumer held a rally at the steps of the Supreme Court and mic did not work (a mess)-just like Dem party!"{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317027-trump-mocks-dems-protest-as-a-mess/|title=Trump mocks Dems' protest as a 'mess'|last=Balluck|first=Kyle|date=January 31, 2017|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=February 23, 2017}} On February 21, 2017, Trump tweeted that town hall protests were "planned out by liberal activists. Sad!"{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/town-hall-protests-revive-art-bird-dogging-politicians-n724161|title=What's bird-dogging? Town hall protesters are giving a lesson|newspaper=NBC News|access-date=February 22, 2017|language=en}} Sean Spicer, on February 22, 2017, blamed recent town hall protests on "professional protesters."{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/22/why-chaotic-town-halls-mean-less-than-you-think/|title=Analysis {{!}} Sean Spicer blames chaotic town halls on 'professional protesters.' So did Obama's team.|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 22, 2017}} This reaction is similar to the one from the Obama administration towards Tea Party protests in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/22/516673558/with-protests-both-obama-and-trump-white-houses-saw-manufactured-anger|title=With Protests, Both Obama And Trump White Houses Saw 'Manufactured' Anger|website=NPR.org|date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2017|last1=Seipel |first1=Arnie }}

After the United Talent Agency (UTA) hosted an anti-Trump rally called United Voices, instead of their normal Oscars party,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39088450|title=Jodie Foster and Michael J Fox lead anti-Trump protest|last=Youngs|first=Ian|date=February 25, 2017|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=February 25, 2017|language=en-GB}} Trump went on Twitter and urged "the millions of people who voted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" to have their own rally.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-protests-twitter-call-biggest-ever-rally-hollywood-oscars-impeach-president-a7599036.html|title=Donald Trump calls on supporters to hold 'biggest ever rally'|date=February 25, 2017|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=February 25, 2017|language=en-GB}} Trump supporters have attended rallies at official events, but none have created events in sizes "comparable in scale to those of his opponents."

On February 28, 2017, Trump was interviewed on Fox & Friends where he blamed former president Obama both for the protests and for the leaks in his administration.{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-obama-and-former-aides-behind-protests-leaks|title=Trump: Obama and former aides behind protests, leaks|last=Derespina|first=Cody|date=February 28, 2017|work=Fox News|access-date=February 28, 2017|language=en-US}} He claimed that Obama was involved in protest organization behind the scenes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/28/donald-trump-accuses-barack-obama-orchestrating-protests-leaks|title=Donald Trump accuses Obama of orchestrating protests against him|last=Gambino|first=Lauren|date=February 28, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 28, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} Trump claimed that Obama was behind the protests "because his people certainly are behind it."{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/27/trump-says-obama-is-helping-to-organize-protests-against-his-presidency/|title=Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 2, 2017}} There is no evidence linking a nonprofit group that advocates for similar positions to Obama, Organizing for Action, and the former president.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-suggests-obama-town-hall-protests/story?id=45793201|title=Trump makes unsupported claim that Obama was 'behind' town hall protests|date=February 28, 2017|website=ABC News|access-date=March 2, 2017}}

Following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, a 'Resist' movement began for those in opposition to his presidency.{{cite web|date=January 28, 2017|title=How The 'Rogue' Twitter Accounts Rewrote How We Communicate Science In The Social Era|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2017/01/28/how-the-rogue-twitter-accounts-rewrote-how-we-communicate-science-in-the-social-era|access-date=February 9, 2017|website=Forbes}} Dozens of accounts purporting to be government agencies and departments took to Twitter to anonymously voice their opposition using accounts that are typically prefixed with either Rogue or Alt, however none of these accounts have come forward and identified themselves.{{cite web|url=http://modernfarmer.com/2017/01/service-growing-list-rogue-government-department-twitter-accounts/|title=At Your Service: A (Growing) List of Rogue Government Department Twitter Accounts|publisher=moderfarmer.com|date=January 27, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/02/rogue_government_twitter_accou.html|title=Rogue government Twitter accounts protest President Trump's policies: By the numbers|publisher=Cleveland.com|date=February 7, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/01/29/npr-rogue-national-twitter-accounts|title=It's not just the Park Service: 'Rogue' federal Twitter accounts multiply|date=January 29, 2017 |publisher=MPR News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2017/01/28/how-the-rogue-twitter-accounts-rewrote-how-we-communicate-science-in-the-social-era/#283e3c5177d4|title=How The 'Rogue' Twitter Accounts Rewrote How We Communicate Science In The Social Era|work=Forbes}} Alice Stollmeyer{{cite web|title=Yellowstone, Glacier alternate Twitter accounts pop up (with links to curated 'Twistance' lists)|date=February 2, 2017 |url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/yellowstone-glacier-alternate-twitter-accounts-pop-up/article_4f982ba1-47cf-53f5-abdb-ee702665beaa.html|access-date=July 6, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.core77.com/posts/60230/Heres-a-List-of-All-the-US-Govts-Rogue-Twitter-Accounts-Fighting-Trumps-Crackdown-on-Science|title=Here's a List of All the U.S. Govt's Rogue Twitter Accounts Fighting Trump's Crackdown on Science – Core77|work=core77.com|access-date=February 9, 2017}} has dubbed this Twitter resistance movement "#twistance". It is thought that the staff of Badlands National Park were the first to create a 'rogue account'{{cite web |last=Schreiber |first=Melody |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Badlands Park Service Twitter: Going Rogue and Standing Firm Against Trump |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/badlands-park-service-twitter-going-rogue-and-stan.html |access-date=February 9, 2017 |work=Paste}}{{Cite news |last=Cresci |first=Elena |date=2017-01-25 |title=National Park Service 'goes rogue' in response to Trump Twitter ban |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/news-blog/2017/jan/25/national-parks-service-goes-rogue-in-response-to-trump-twitter-ban |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} in opposition to Trump's assertion that climate change was not real.{{cite news |last1=Fears |first1=Darryl |last2=Epstein |first2=Kayla |date=2017-01-27 |title=Rogue Twitter accounts spring up to fight Donald Trump on climate change |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/25/rogue-pro-science-protest-sites-are-sticking-up-for-federal-research/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-resist-idUSKBN15A0DI|title=Defying Trump, Twitter feeds for U.S. government scientists go rogue|newspaper=Reuters|date=January 26, 2017}}

{{Further|First inauguration of Donald Trump#Protests and demonstrations}}

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A large number of protests were planned in connection with the inauguration of Donald Trump as president on January 20, 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-braces-massive-protests-trump-060000084.html|title=Washington Braces for Massive Protests as Trump Becomes U.S. President|agency=Reuters|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=Yahoo Finance|access-date=January 20, 2017}} Security preparation for Trump's inauguration gathered nearly 28,000 security personnel to participate in Washington, D.C.{{cite news|author=Gregory Krieg|title=Police injured in protests, nearly 100 arrested at Trump inauguration|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/trump-inauguration-protests-womens-march/index.html|access-date=January 20, 2017|work=CNN|date=January 20, 2017}} The vast majority of protesters, several thousand in all, were peaceful. However, many violent acts, such as property destruction, occurred.{{cite web |first=Jana |last=Kasperkevic |url=http://wgntv.com/2017/01/21/hundreds-of-peaceful-trump-protests-overshadowed-by-violent-acts-arrests/ |title=Hundreds of peaceful Trump protests overshadowed by violent acts, arrests |publisher=WGN TV |date=January 21, 2017 |access-date=April 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123082255/http://wgntv.com/2017/01/21/hundreds-of-peaceful-trump-protests-overshadowed-by-violent-acts-arrests/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |first1=Ben |last1=Kesling |first2=Bryton |last2=Tau |first3=Joseph |last3=de Avila |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-protests-in-washington-violent-ahead-of-trump-wearing-in-1484932391 |title=Inaugural Protests, Largely Peaceful, Marred by Sporadic Violence |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=January 21, 2017}}{{cite web |first1=Colin |last1=Dwyer |first2=Camila |last2=Domonokse |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/20/510770716/in-d-c-group-of-protesters-breaks-windows-police-use-pepper-spray |title=In D.C., Group Of Protesters Breaks Windows; Police Use Pepper Spray |publisher=NPR|date=January 20, 2017}} DisruptJ20 protesters linked arms at security checkpoints and attempted to shut them down.{{cite web |last1=Laughland |first1=Oliver |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Sabrina |last3=Gambino |first3=Lauren |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/inauguration-protesters-police-washington-dc |title=Inauguration protests: more than 200 demonstrators arrested in Washington |date=January 20, 2017 |work=The Guardian |access-date=January 22, 2017}} Some elements of the protesters were black bloc groups and self-described anarchists, and engaged in sporadic acts of vandalism, rioting, and violence.{{cite news | last1=Lawler | first1=David | title=Donald Trump Protests: Limo 'Set on Fire' and 217 Arrested as Police use Tear Gas on Black-Clad Activists | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/20/anti-donald-trump-activists-try-block-access-inauguration/ | date=January 21, 2017 | work=The Daily Telegraph | access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{cite news | last1=Vargas | first1=Theresa | last2=Hartz | first2=Taylor | last3=Hermann | first3=Peter | title=Inauguration Protesters Vandalize, Set Fires, Try to Disrupt Trump's Oath, as Police Arrest More than 200 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html | date=January 20, 2017 | newspaper=The Washington Post | access-date=January 20, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2017/live-updates/politics/live-coverage-of-trumps-inauguration/black-bloc-style-tactics-seen-as-chaos-erupts-in-downtown-d-c/|title='Black bloc' style tactics seen as chaos erupts in downtown D.C.|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 21, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rc_kris/status/822472326059069440|title=Kris Cruz on Twitter|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=January 21, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/inauguration-anti-donald-trump-protesters-smash-windows-clash-washington-dc-police-ceremony-a7538031.html|title=Video captures moment anti-Donald Trump protest violence erupts|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=January 21, 2017}}

On the eve of the inauguration, January 19, protestors gathered outside the National Press Building in Washington D.C. where the DeploraBall was held. Several protesters threw debris at attendees, hitting one man in the head.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-inauguration-protests-20170120-story.html|title=Nearly 100 arrested amid inauguration protests that leave trail of damage in D.C.|first1=Theresa|last1=Vargas|first2=Taylor|last2=Hartz|first3=Arelis R.|last3=Hernandez|website=Chicago Tribune|date=January 20, 2017 }} Police responded with teargas and pepper spray{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-pepper-spray-anti-trump-protesters-in-dc/|title=Police pepper spray inauguration eve Trump protesters in D.C.|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=January 20, 2017 }} scattering the crowd.

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On the day of the Inauguration, January 20, a group of around 100 protesters smashed windows of businesses in downtown Washington and tipped over garbage cans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2017/01/anti-trump_protesters_in_dc_smash_windows_near_ina.html|title=Anti-Trump protesters in D.C. smash windows near inauguration|agency=Associated Press|date=January 20, 2017|website=nj.com}} The protesters also blocked entryways to the event and chained themselves to barricades, attempting with little success to prevent Trump supporters from gathering near the inaugural parade route. Along the parade route, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at designated protest sites, waved signs and chanted anti-Trump slogans. Occasional clashes between police and demonstrators occurred,{{cite news|last1=Kozlowska|first1=Hanna|title=Tension builds in Washington as Trump supporters and protesters meet|url=https://qz.com/890585/trump-inauguration-tension-builds-in-washington-as-donald-trump-supporters-and-protesters-meet/|access-date=January 20, 2017|work=Quartz|date=January 20, 2017}} with masked protesters throwing rocks and chunks of concrete at police.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/95-arrested-during-anti-trump-protests-in-washington|title=95 arrested during anti-Trump protests in Washington|website=SBS News}} Police in riot gear responded with tear gas, pepper spray, flash grenades, and other crowd dispersing tools. Violent protests continued late into the afternoon near Pennsylvania Avenue.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/violence-at-donald-trumps-inauguration-as-protesters-smash-windows/news-story/9cecaad36aab90afe71f63c84effbd41|title=I actually kind of started this fire ... Screw the President!|date=January 20, 2017|website=NewsComAu}}

A limousine was tagged with graffiti, its windows were shattered, and it was later set on fire.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/20/anti-donald-trump-activists-try-block-access-inauguration/|title=Donald Trump protests: Limo 'set on fire' and 217 arrested as police use tear gas on black-clad activists|first=David|last=Lawler|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph }} The limo was owned by a Muslim immigrant.[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/limo-torched-in-dc-protests-belongs-to-muslim-immigrant-may-cost-70000-in-damages/article/2612747 Limo torched in DC protests belongs to Muslim immigrant, may cost $70,000 in damages], Washington Examiner, January 23, 2017 The fire spread to a Fox News crew SUV which was parked behind the limo.[http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Crowds-Begin-to-Gather-for-the-Inauguration-of-Donald-Trump-411301755.html 217 Arrested, Limo Torched Amid Inauguration Day Protests], NBC Washington, January 21, 2017 A total of 230 people were arrested, and of those, 217 were charged at the federal level with felony rioting, which, if convicted, is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=250000|start_year=2017}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inauguration-day-protests-felony-rioting-charges-federal-prosecutors-say/ Most protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face felony rioting charges, federal prosecutors say], CBS News, January 21, 2017 Six officers suffered minor injuries.{{cite news|title=217 arrested, six officers hurt in DC protests|url=http://wgntv.com/2017/01/20/217-arrested-6-officers-hurt-in-dc-protests/|access-date=January 21, 2017|work=WGN-TV|date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121142749/http://wgntv.com/2017/01/20/217-arrested-6-officers-hurt-in-dc-protests/|url-status=dead}}

On July 6, 2018, it was reported that 21 defendants pled guilty, including one to felony offenses, in connection to the riots and damages. From January to July 2018, about 169 individuals had the charges against them dismissed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Charges-Against-38-Remaining-Inauguration-Riot-Defendants-Dismissed-487522881.html|title=Charges Against 39 Inauguration Riot Defendants Dismissed|work=NBC4 Washington|access-date=July 8, 2018|language=en}}

On the morning of January 20, 2017, anti-Trump protesters blocked the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco because the CEO of the company has been seen as a "collaborator" with Trump.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/uber-headquarters-trump-protest|title=Protesters barricade Uber offices: 'No business as usual' on inauguration day|last1=Wong|first1=Julia Carrie|author-link=Julia Carrie Wong|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 6, 2017|last2=Levin|first2=Sam}} Around 16 people were arrested in the demonstration which created human chains to block the offices. Other companies blocked Friday morning in San Francisco were the Wells Fargo headquarters and Caltrain tracks.

In Los Angeles, thousands turned out for a peaceful protest on January 19, despite the rain.{{Cite news|url=http://ktla.com/2017/01/20/thousands-expected-to-protest-in-los-angeles-on-donald-trumps-inauguration-day/|title=Thousands Protest in Rainy Streets of Los Angeles on Donald Trump's Inauguration Day|last1=Bloom|first1=Tracy|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=KTLA|access-date=February 6, 2017|last2=Pamer|first2=Melissa|last3=Espinosa|first3=Elizabeth}} Demonstrators rallied outside of Los Angeles City Hall.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170120/anti-trump-activists-take-to-la-streets-with-chants-of-not-my-president|title=Anti-Trump activists take to LA streets with chants of 'Not my president'|last=Chou|first=Elizabeth|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|access-date=February 6, 2017}}

Artists LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner started live-streaming a planned four-year protest, titled HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US, at 9 a.m. on the morning of the inauguration on January 20.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/arts/shia-labeouf-museum-exhibit.html|title=Shia LaBeouf's Art Exhibit Shut Down for 'Public Safety'|last=Fortin|first=Jacey|date=February 10, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 11, 2017|issn=0362-4331}} Participants were invited to deliver the words "He will not divide us" into a camera mounted to a wall "as many times, and for as long as they wish", in what the artists described as "a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism, guided by the spirit of each individual participant and the community."{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/shia-labeouf-donald-trump-art-stream-he-will-not-divide-us-2017-1?IR=T | title=I went to Shia LaBeouf's anti-Trump art installation, and it was surprisingly powerful | publisher=Business Insider | date=January 27, 2017 | access-date=February 2, 2017 | author=Earl, W.}} The footage was broadcast on a 24/7 feed, which the artists announced would run for four years, or the duration of Trump's presidency. The initial host of the artwork, the Museum of Moving Images in New York, abandoned their involvement with the project after three weeks, citing public safety concerns.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/shia-labeoufs-donald-trump-protest-shut-down-violence-2017-2|title=Shia LaBeouf's Trump protest has been shut down due to violence|newspaper=Business Insider|access-date=February 11, 2017|language=en}} The installation became especially contentious after people started yelling "1488" to the camera and because of increased "loitering" in the area around the museum,{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/02/10/museum_of_the_moving_image_shuts_down_shia_labeouf_s_anti_trump_installation.html|title=Shia LaBeouf's Controversial Anti-Trump Museum Installation Has Been Shut Down|last=Canfield|first=David|date=February 10, 2017|newspaper=Slate|access-date=February 11, 2017|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}} with the museum receiving threats of violence. The artists, meanwhile, said the museum had "bowed to political pressure" in ceasing their involvement with the project, adding that there had been no incidents of violence that they were aware of. More than a million people viewed the live-stream before it was shut down. The exhibit relocated on February 18, 2017, to a wall outside the El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/02/labeouf-ronkko-and-turners-he-will-not-divide-us-is-now-streaming-from-albuquerque/ |title=LaBeouf, Rönkkö, and Turner's He Will Not Divide Us is Now Streaming From Albuquerque |last=Eisinger |first=Dale |date=February 19, 2017 |magazine=Spin |access-date=February 19, 2017}}

{{Main|2017 Women's March}}

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The Women's March on Washington was a January 21, 2017, protest in Washington, D.C., which attracted about 597,000 people to Independence Ave & Third St. to protest Donald Trump's first full day in office. Simultaneous protests drew large crowds across all 50 US states, and on six continents.Wolf, Byron.[http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/one-million-marchers-outside-washington/ "More than one million marched against Trump in US{{snd}}and that's without counting DC"]. Retrieved January 23, 2017{{cite news|last1=Przybyla|first1=Heidi M.|last2=Schouten|first2=Fredreka|title=At 2.5 million strong, Women's Marches crush expectations|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/womens-march-aims-start-movement-trump-inauguration/96864158/|access-date=January 22, 2017|work=USA Today|date=January 21, 2017|language=en}}Reardon, Sara (January 22, 2017). [http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-join-massive-protest-against-trump-1.21345 "Scientists join massive protest against Trump"]. Nature. Retrieved January 22, 2017 There was an estimated 3.3 to 4.6 million people involved in the march across the country, making it the largest protest in United States history.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/07/this-is-what-we-learned-by-counting-the-womens-marches/ This is what we learned by counting the women's marches] by Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman, The Washington Post, February 7, 2017

Professor Erica Chenoweth contends that the Women's March shows signs of the beginning of a successful movement. Rebecca Katz, a progressive strategist, also feels that the protests help successfully create a movement.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/trump-protest-movement-will-it-last/index.html|title=The anti-Trump protest movement digs in{{snd}}but can it win?|first=Gregory |last=Krieg|website=CNN|access-date=February 13, 2017}} Nelini Stamp, a director in the Working Families Party has also seen the protests taking place after the inauguration as the creation of a "national protest movement."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/protesters-resist-trump.html|title=Liberal Activists Join Forces Against a Common Foe: Trump|last=Alcindor|first=Yamiche|date=February 14, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 15, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

{{Main|Protests against Executive Order 13769}}

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Thousands of protesters showed up at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017, to protest the detainment of refugees and visitors from countries blocked by Trump's Executive Order 13769.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-thousands-at-jfk-airport-in-new-york-1485642642-htmlstory.html|title=Thousands at JFK airport in New York protest new visa and refugee suspensions|last=Demick|first=Barbara|date=January 28, 2017|work=Fox News|access-date=January 28, 2017}} The protest prompted dozens of further protests at airports across the nation and other locations.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/29/protest-trump-travel-ban-muslims-airports|title=Thousands protest against Trump travel ban in cities and airports nationwide|last1=Gambino|first1=Lauren|date=2017-01-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-06-11|last2=York|first2=Sabrina Siddiqui Paul Owen in New|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=airport|first3=Edward Helmore at JFK international}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-immigration-reaction/index.html|title=Trump's immigration ban sends shockwaves|last1=Diamon|first1=Jeremy|date=2017-01-28|work=CNN|access-date=2019-06-11|last2=Steve|first2=Almasy}}

On February 2, Yemeni business owners in New York City closed their stores and bodegas simultaneously between noon and 8pm.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/nyregion/new-yorks-yemeni-owned-bodegas-close-to-protest-trumps-immigration-ban.html|title=Yemenis Close Bodegas and Rally to Protest Trump's Ban|last=Stack|first=Liam|date=February 2, 2017|work=The New York Times (local news section)|access-date=February 3, 2017}} More than 1,000 businesses participated in the strike.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/02/yemeni-grocery-stores-close-new-york-protest-travel-ban|title=Yemeni bodegas close in New York in protest at Trump travel ban|last=Lartey|first=Jamiles|date=February 2, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 3, 2017}} The closures were in protest of the travel ban or executive order 13769.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/02/513118265/new-york-city-bodegas-strike-in-protest-of-trumps-travel-ban|title=New York City Bodegas Strike To Protest Trump's Travel Ban|last=Godoy|first=Maria|date=February 2, 2017|work=NPR|access-date=February 3, 2017}} Later, at Brooklyn Borough Hall, there was a peaceful demonstration and at 5:15 pm, Muslims at the rally conducted a large Maghrib prayer on the steps of Borough Hall.

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On February 4, thousands of protesters marched on Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was attending a fundraiser for the International Red Cross.{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/4/thousands-march-near-mar-a-lago-protest-trumps-tra/|title=Thousands march near Mar-a-Lago, protest Trump's travel ban|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US|access-date=February 5, 2017}} In New York City, thousands from the LGBTQ community gathered at the historic Stonewall Inn in a show of solidarity with immigrant communities and those affected by Trump's travel ban.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fox5ny.com/news/233760289-story|title=Thousands gather for LGBTQ solidarity rally at historic Stonewall Inn|last=FOX|newspaper=WNYW|access-date=February 7, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113519/http://www.fox5ny.com/news/233760289-story|archive-date=February 7, 2017|url-status=dead}} Thousands of people in San Francisco participated in a peaceful protest against Trump taking place outside San Francisco City Hall.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-sf-trump-20170205-story.html|title=Anti-Trump protest in San Francisco draws thousands|date=February 5, 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 5, 2017}} Protests also took place in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/global-demonstrations-over-trump-s-policies-heat-amid-anger-over-n716831|title=Global Demonstrations Over Trump's Policies Heat Up Amid Anger Over Travel Ban|date=February 4, 2017|newspaper=NBC News|access-date=February 5, 2017}} In Canada, thousands gathered outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto to protest against Islamophobia and Trump's ban.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/02/04/protesters-march-in-toronto-us-and-britain-over-islamophobia-travel-bans.html|title=Toronto protesters rally against Islamophobia, Trump's travel ban {{!}} Toronto Star|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=February 5, 2017}} Thousands of U.K. citizens also took to the streets in protest of the travel ban and Theresa May's invitation to Trump for a state visit.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/04/thousands-march-london-protest-against-donald-trumps-travel/|title=Thousands protest in London|date=February 4, 2017|work=Telegraph UK|access-date=February 4, 2017}}

Protests occurred internationally on February 11 and 12, 2017. On Ocean Beach in San Francisco, on February 11, thousands joined together to spell "RESIST !!"{{Cite news|url=http://sfist.com/2017/02/11/photo_du_jour_people_spell_out_resi.php|title=Thousands Spell 'Resist' On San Francisco Beach|newspaper=SFist|access-date=February 13, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212200910/http://sfist.com/2017/02/11/photo_du_jour_people_spell_out_resi.php|archive-date=February 12, 2017}} The words could be read from the sky and an estimated 4,600 to 5,600 people were involved.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Protesters-spell-out-resist-on-Ocean-Beach-10927336.php|title=Thousands of protesters spell out 'RESIST!!' on San Francisco's Ocean Beach|newspaper=SFGate|access-date=February 13, 2017}} In Edinburgh, a large protest against Trump took place and was organized by the group, Scotland Against Trump.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-38933037|title=Fresh Scottish protest held against Donald Trump|date=February 11, 2017|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=February 11, 2017|language=en-GB}} Thousands attended the Scotland protest, which also included speeches and was peaceful in nature.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/time-dingy-donald-thousands-take-9798570|title=Thousands of people take to Edinburgh streets in Donald Trump protest|last=Reporter|first=Record|date=February 11, 2017|newspaper=dailyrecord|access-date=February 13, 2017}} In Prague, many United States expatriates and Czech citizens marched in through the city center on February 11.{{cite web|url=http://praguemonitor.com/2017/02/13/prague-based-americans-protest-against-donald-trump|title=Prague-based Americans protest against Donald Trump {{!}} Prague Monitor|website=praguemonitor.com|language=en|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213085721/http://praguemonitor.com/2017/02/13/prague-based-americans-protest-against-donald-trump|url-status=dead}} In North Carolina, a "Moral March on Raleigh" took place on February 11, and was led by the North Carolina NAACP in support of LGBT rights and against Trump.{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/massive-north-carolina-crowd-protests-trump-anti-lgbt-45427895|title=Massive North Carolina crowd protests Trump, anti-LGBT law|newspaper=ABC News|agency=Associated Press|access-date=February 13, 2017|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213011806/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/massive-north-carolina-crowd-protests-trump-anti-lgbt-45427895|archive-date=February 13, 2017}} Protests across Mexico took place in 18 cities on February 12.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wide-spread-anti-trump-protests-take-place-across-mexico-n719996|title=Anti-Trump protests take place in 18 cities across Mexico|newspaper=NBC News|access-date=February 13, 2017|language=en}} The Mexican protests were not against Americans, but against Trump's policies, with some protests also criticising the Mexican government. In Mexico City, around 20,000 people marched on Paseo de la Reforma.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/12/americas/mexico-trump-protest/index.html|title=Mexicans march against Trump: 'Bad hombre for the whole world'|last=Gillespie|first=Patrick|website=CNN|access-date=February 13, 2017}} In Mexico City, two groups organized the protests, Vibra México and Mexicanos Unidos.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexicans-march-to-protest-trump--but-also-their-own-leaders-and-politicians/2017/02/12/6cc9b29a-efcc-11e6-a100-fdaaf400369a_story.html|title=Mexicans march to protest Trump – but also their own leaders and politicians|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 13, 2017}} Protestors were against the treatment of immigrants by the Trump administration and many were against the proposed border wall. Other cities in Mexico that had protests on February 12 included Tijuana, Monterrey, Mérida and Morelia.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-trump-protests-20170212-story.html|title=Thousands march against Trump in Mexico City: 'Pay for your own wall!'|last=McDonnell|first=Patrick J.|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 12, 2017 |access-date=February 13, 2017}}

{{Main|Day Without Immigrants 2017}}

File:2017.02.16 A Day Without Immigrants, Washington, DC USA 00894 (32943165975).jpg protesters in Washington, D.C.]]

A protest and boycott took place on February 16, 2017, to support immigration,{{cite news|last1=Kopan|first1=Tal|title=DC preps for 'Day Without Immigrants,' but Hill takes little notice|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/washington-dc-day-without-immigrants/|access-date=February 15, 2017|publisher=CNN|date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/16/515555428/a-day-without-immigrants-promises-a-national-strike-thursday |title='A Day Without Immigrants' Promises A National Strike Thursday |last=Chappell |first=Bill |website=NPR |date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017}} and to protest President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall and to potentially deport millions of illegal immigrants.Esmeralda Bermudez, [https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-day-without-immigrants-20170216-story.html In Los Angeles, 'A Day Without Immigrants' resonates] latimes.com February 16, 2017 The strike called for immigrants not to go to work, to avoid spending money, and keep children home from school.Perry Stein, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/restaurants-schools-close-in-day-without-immigrants-protest/2017/02/16/ac2af2f8-f44c-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html Restaurants, schools close in 'Day Without Immigrants' protest] washingtonpost.com February 16, 2017

{{update section|date=July 2018}}

Protesters have organized demonstrations, rallies and other activities nationwide.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-fi-resist-protest-20170131-story.html|title='Resist Trump Tuesdays' show up in downtown San Diego|last=Molnar|first=Phillip|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=February 22, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/25/17/pinoy-women-join-resist-trump-tuesdays-protest|title=Pinoy women join 'Resist Trump Tuesdays' protest|newspaper=ABS-CBN News|access-date=February 22, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125083028/http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/25/17/pinoy-women-join-resist-trump-tuesdays-protest|archive-date=January 25, 2017|url-status=dead}}[http://www.alternet.org/activism/resist-trump-tuesdays-big-working-families-party-tactic-hold-elected-officials-accountable Resist Trump Tuesdays Is Big Working Families Party Tactic to Hold Elected Officials Accountable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180743/https://www.alternet.org/activism/resist-trump-tuesdays-big-working-families-party-tactic-hold-elected-officials-accountable |date=June 20, 2018 }} by Ilana Novick, Alternet, March 28, 2017 These Tuesday protests took place during Trump's first 100 days.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-chicago-loop-20170221-story.html|title=8 arrested at end of anti-Trump protest downtown|last=Lee|first=William|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=February 22, 2017|language=en-US}}

{{Main|Not My Presidents Day}} {{See also|2019 Presidents Day protest}}

File:March to the White House Not My President's Day IMG 1481 (32904907101).jpg demonstrators en route to the White House, Washington, D.C.]]

Not My Presidents Day was a series of anti-Trump protests organized throughout the United States on February 20, 2017, coinciding with Washington's Birthday, the American federal holiday also known as Presidents' Day.{{cite news|last1=Schouten|first1=Fredreka|title=Thousands expected at 'Not My Presidents Day' rallies Monday|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/19/donald-trump-not-my-presidents-day-protests/98130952/|access-date=February 20, 2017|work=USA Today|date=February 19, 2017|publisher=Gannett Company|issn=0734-7456}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/20/demonstrators-come-together-new-york-not-president-day-rally/|title=Demonstrators come together in New York for 'Not My Presidents Day' rally against President Donald Trump|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017|location=London|issn=0307-1235|oclc=49632006}}{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Levenson|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/20/us/not-my-presidents-day-protests/|title='Not My President's Day' protesters gather to oppose Trump|publisher=CNN|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Tarlo|first1=Shira|title='Not My President's Day': Thousands Protest at Anti-Trump Rallies Across U.S.|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/not-my-president-s-day-thousands-plan-anti-trump-rallies-n722586|work=NBC News|access-date=February 20, 2017|date=February 20, 2017}} Organizers of the protest said that while Trump was literally the president, they wanted to show that he did not represent their values.{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.772913|title=Thousands Mark Presidents' Day in New York by Calling for Trump's Impeachment|last=Krupkin|first=Taly|date=February 20, 2017|newspaper=Haaretz|access-date=February 21, 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/02/20/69215/notmypresidentsday-activists-gear-up-for-anti-trum/|title=#NotMyPresidentsDay protest draws anti-Trump crowd in LA|date=February 20, 2017|newspaper=Southern California Public Radio|access-date=February 21, 2017|language=en}} Organizers also said they chose to rally on President's Day in order to honor presidents of the past by exercising their right to assemble and protest peacefully.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/thousands-of-demonstrators-across-us-say-not-my-president/2017/02/20/4c2a6f2a-f7b0-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html|title=Thousands of demonstrators across US say 'Not My President'|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221101857/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/thousands-of-demonstrators-across-us-say-not-my-president/2017/02/20/4c2a6f2a-f7b0-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html|url-status=dead}}

The United Talent Agency (UTA) cancelled its normal annual Oscars party and hosted a "Voices United" rally on February 24, 2017, which drew around 2,000 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscars-2017-uta-immigration-rally-20170224-story.html|title=Jodie Foster, other celebs urge action at UTA Oscars rally: 'This is our time to resist'|last=Yamato|first=Jen|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 25, 2017 |access-date=February 25, 2017}} Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox, Wilmer Valderrama and Keegan-Michael Key were featured speakers.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/25/entertainment/oscars-rally-united-talent-agency/index.html|title=Hollywood kicks off Oscar weekend with political rally|first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez|website=CNN|access-date=February 25, 2017}} Other speakers included California Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom, the CEO of UTA, Jeremy Zimmer and Reza Aslan.{{cite web|url=http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/celebrities-call-for-unity-at-rally-for-immigration-rights/|title=Celebrities Call For Unity At Rally For Immigration Rights|last=says|first=Jerry Cason|date=February 25, 2017 |access-date=February 25, 2017}} The rally condemned the travel ban, the Trump administration's immigration and health reforms and called the political climate one of "fanaticism and nationalism."{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/jodie-foster-tells-us-travel-ban-rally-it-is-our-time-to-resist|title=Jodie Foster tells US travel ban rally: 'It is our time to resist'|agency=Press Association|date=February 25, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 25, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} The rally helped raise $320,000 for the ACLU and the International Rescue Committee.

{{Main|Day Without a Woman}}

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The organizers of the 2017 Women's March called for women to not work on March 8, 2017{{snd}}International Women's Day{{snd}}in a general strike against Trump administration policy.{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/15/14624044/the-day-without-a-woman-general-strike-march-8-international-womens-day|title=The Day Without a Woman general strike is set for March 8th|first=Kwame|last=Opam|newspaper=The Verge |date=February 15, 2017}}[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0 'Day Without a Woman' Protest Tests a Movement's Staying Power]

By SUSAN CHIRA, RACHEL ABRAMS and KATIE ROGERS, The New York Times, March 8, 2017 Protests were much smaller than the January 21 demonstrations, with the organization of the protests criticized for potentially revealing a "gap between white, privileged women and minority, lower-paid women, who may not be able to afford a day off from work and could lose their jobs".{{cite news|last1=Abrams|first1=Rachel|last2=Rogers|first2=Katie|last3=Chira|first3=Susan|title='Day Without a Woman' Protest Tests a Movement's Staying Power|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/a-day-without-a-woman.html?_r=0|access-date=March 9, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=March 8, 2017}}

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{{Main|Tax March}}

This protest (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day) was held in over 150 cities in the US on April 15, 2017, to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Perry|title=The Tax March: Thousands protest around the country; call on President Trump to release his taxes|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/04/15/the-tax-march-thousands-protest-around-the-country-calling-on-president-trump-to-release-his-taxes/|access-date=April 15, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 15, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Trump tax march: Thousands urge president to release finances|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39610443|access-date=April 16, 2017|newspaper=BBC News|date=April 16, 2017}} Some Americans have said they will not pay their federal income taxes in protest of Trump's administration.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/15/tax-refusing-pay-protest-trump|title=We will not pay: the Americans withholding their taxes to fight Trump|last=Walters|first=Joanna|date=February 15, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 15, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}

{{Main|March for Science}}

The March for Science occurred on Earth Day, April 22, 2017.{{cite web | author=Khan, Brian | title=March for Science Set for Earth Day | website=Scientific American | date=February 1, 2017 | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/march-for-science-set-for-earth-day/ | access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{cite web | author=Sadon, Rachel | title=On 22 April, empiricists around the country will march for science | website=Science | date=January 31, 2017 | url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/april-22-empiricists-around-country-will-march-science | access-date=February 13, 2017}} The protest was based upon support for and the funding of science, diversity, and governmental policies based upon science.{{cite news | last=Ahuja | first=Masuma | title=Earth Day picked as date for science march on Washington | publisher=CNN | date=February 1, 2017 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/science-march-earth-day-trnd/index.html | access-date=February 13, 2017}} The march was also based upon opposition to the Trump administration's "... plans to delete climate change data and gag scientists", and the administration's climate change denial.{{cite news | author=Griffin, Andrew | title=Scientists to oppose Donald Trump in huge 'March for Science' in Washington | website=The Independent | date=January 26, 2017 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/donald-trump-science-march-washington-climate-change-global-warming-a7547206.html | access-date=February 13, 2017}} Organizers have said they have significant concerns about the Trump administration's views regarding climate change and energy policy, among other matters.

{{Main|People's Climate March (2017)}}

{{Main|2017 May Day protests}}

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Immigrants' rights activists planned protests against Trump's immigration policies on May 1, 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/protest-at-arizona-capitol-but-no-strike-planned-for-may-day-in-phoenix-9257142|title=Nationwide Immigrant Strike Planned May 1; Here's What to Expect in Phoenix|last=Farzan|first=Antonia Noori|date=April 18, 2017|work=Phoenix New Times|access-date=April 19, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Holpuch|first1=Amanda|title=May Day to have immigrant tilt as workers plan to protest against Trump|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/26/may-day-activist-surge-trump-immigration|access-date=April 30, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 26, 2017}} Thousands turned out for demonstrations held in numerous cities throughout the US, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.{{cite news|last1=Peoples|first1=Steve|last2=Taxin|first2=Amy|title=Thousands of people in US rally for workers, against Trump|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/immigrants-unions-march-in-us-for-rights-against-trump/2017/05/01/ab76c332-2e26-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_story.html|access-date=May 1, 2017|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501080015/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/immigrants-unions-march-in-us-for-rights-against-trump/2017/05/01/ab76c332-2e26-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_story.html|url-status=dead}} Protesters against deportation also held a sit-in at the office of Texas governor Greg Abbott, and blocked the driveway of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco.{{cite news|last1=Yee|first1=Vivian|title=On May Day, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/may-day-loyalty-day-protests-trump.html|access-date=May 1, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 1, 2017}} Teachers who were working without contracts picketed outside schools in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and an estimated 50 immigrant-owned businesses in the Boston area closed for the day.{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=Katie|last2=Cramer|first2=Maria|title=Immigrants, supporters rally for rights|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/05/01/immigrants-supporters-rally-for-rights/LB8mwpVD96LTbQuHImMpZO/story.html|access-date=May 1, 2017|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=May 1, 2017}}

In Portland, Oregon, a planned protest turned into what police called a riot, resulting in at least three arrests.{{cite news|last1=Flaccus|first1=Gillian|last2=Baumann|first2=Lisa|title=Portland Police Arrest 3 in May Day Protest Deemed a 'Riot'|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-05-01/big-may-day-crowds-expected-in-seattle-portland|access-date=May 1, 2017|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|date=May 1, 2017}} Police also made two arrests at a protest in Seattle, and dispersed a group of protesters in Olympia, Washington. In New York City, twelve protesters were arrested for civil disobedience after blocking the entrance to the Manhattan JPMorgan building.{{cite news|last1=Duara|first1=Nigel|last2=Jarvie|first2=Jenny|last3=Etehad|first3=Melissa|title=Portland police report violence during May Day event; rallies are held across the U.S.|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-may-day-protests-20170501-story.html|access-date=May 1, 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 1, 2017}} In Oakland, California, four people were arrested for trespassing at an Alameda County government building.{{cite news|last1=Somashekhar|first1=Sandhya|last2=Sottie|first2=Leah|title=May Day protests spark brawls, arrests across country|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/May-Day-protests-spark-brawls-arrests-across-11113328.php|access-date=May 1, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 1, 2017}}

On May 4, 2017, a thousand demonstrators gathered in Manhattan to protest Trump's first return home since his inauguration.{{cite news|last1=Gabbatt|first1=Adam|title=A thousand New Yorkers protest Trump's first trip home since January|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/04/new-yorkers-protest-trump-first-trip-home-intrepid-speech|access-date=May 4, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 4, 2017}} The protesters demonstrated near the USS Intrepid, where Trump was attending a gala. He left the city that night without visiting Trump Tower, later tweeting that he would spend the weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey "rather than causing a big disruption in NYC".{{cite news|last1=Pilkington|first1=Ed|last2=Gabbatt|first2=Adam|title='He's an embarrassment': hostile welcome for Trump on return to New York|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/05/hes-an-embarrassment-hostile-welcome-for-trump-on-return-to-new-york|access-date=March 4, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 4, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Helmore|first1=Edward|title=Trump escapes to his New Jersey retreat, where the neighbors won't make a fuss|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/06/trump-bedminster-new-jersey-golf|access-date=May 6, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 6, 2017}}

About 6,000 people protested in Brussels, Belgium during Trump's visit with the prime minister and royal family on May 24, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Boffey|first1=Daniel|title='Trump not welcome': demonstrators take to the streets of Brussels|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/donald-trump-not-welcome-demonstrators-take-to-the-streets-of-brussels|access-date=May 25, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 24, 2017}}

Protesters gathered at the White House gates on June 1, 2017, following Trump's announcement that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.{{cite news|last1=Beavers|first1=Olivia|title=Pro-Paris agreement protesters flock to White House|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/336011-pro-paris-agreement-protesters-arrive-outside-white-house/|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=The Hill|date=June 1, 2017}} Bill Nye "The Science Guy" was one of the protesters in attendance.{{cite news|last1=Hensch|first1=Mark|title=Bill Nye joins pro-Paris deal protests outside White House|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/336028-bill-nye-joins-pro-paris-deal-protests/|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=The Hill|date=June 1, 2017}} The John A. Wilson Building in D.C. was lit in green in protest of the decision,{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Shomari|title=DC's Wilson Building Lights Up Green to Protest Trump's Decision on Paris Agreement|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Mayor-Shows-Solidarity-Paris-Climate-Agreement_Washington-DC-425840734.html|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=NBC Washington|date=June 1, 2017}} as were One World Trade Center, the Kosciuszko Bridge and New York City Hall in New York City, Boston City Hall, Montreal City Hall, the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, and the Monumento a la Revolución and the Angel of Independence in Mexico City.{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Amanda|title=US buildings light up green in solidarity with Paris climate accord|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/us/us-buildings-light-up-green-paris-accord-trnd/index.html|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=CNN|date=June 1, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Taylor|title=Buildings Shine Green to Protest Trump's Paris Decision|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/buildings-shine-green-protest-trumps-paris-decision-134822108.html|access-date=June 2, 2017|newspaper=Yahoo! News|date=June 2, 2017}} Protests also occurred in Miami,{{cite news|last1=Koh|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Teproff|first2=Carli|title=President Trump's decision to pull out of global climate agreement sparks local protest|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article153951614.html|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=June 1, 2017}} San Diego,{{cite news|last1=Palmour IV|first1=Hayne|title=San Diego protesters against U.S. withdrawing from Paris climate agreement|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/photography/sd-protesters-against-leaving-paris-climate-agreement-in-san-diego-20170601-photogallery.html|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=June 1, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603094555/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/visuals/photography/sd-protesters-against-leaving-paris-climate-agreement-in-san-diego-20170601-photogallery.html|url-status=dead}} and Syracuse.{{cite news|title=Dozens rally in Syracuse to protest decision to leave Paris climate accord|url=http://cnycentral.com/news/local/some-cnyers-rally-in-protest-of-decision-to-leave-paris-climate-accord|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=CNYCentral|date=June 1, 2017}}

In contrast, dozens of people showed up on Saturday, June 3, 2017, for a "Pittsburgh not Paris" flash mob rally at the White House to demonstrate support for Trump and his decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-skipped-the-pittsburgh-not-paris-rally-to-go-to-his-golf-club-2017-6|title=The White House hyped up a "Pittsburgh, not Paris" rally – and Trump skipped it to go to his golf club|last=Sheth|first=Sonam|date=June 3, 2017|work=Business Insider|access-date=June 3, 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/566170357105468/|title=Pittsburgh Not Paris Support Rally|website=www.facebook.com}}

{{Main|March for Truth}}

Nationwide March for Truth protests were held on June 3, which called for a fair and impartial investigation into Russian involvement and collusion in the 2016 presidential election and any connection to American citizens. The marches also called for Donald Trump to release his tax returns for a more transparent understanding of his assets abroad.{{cite web|url=https://www.marchfortruth.info/|title=Home|website=#MarchForTruth|language=en-US|access-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502051806/https://www.marchfortruth.info/|archive-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Stein|first1=Perry|last2=Aratani|first2=Lori|title='March for Truth' rallies draw Trump protesters|url=http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/March-for-Truth-rallies-draw-Trump-11193934.php|access-date=June 3, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 3, 2017}}

On June 11, 2017, the usual Los Angeles Pride march was "replaced" with a protest march called "#ResistMarch".{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pride-resist-march-20170611-story.html |title=L.A. Pride parade morphs into #ResistMarch, with tens of thousands expected |date=June 11, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 18, 2020}}

{{Main|Impeachment March}}

Demonstrations occurred nationwide on July 2, 2017, demanding that Congress begin the impeachment process against Trump. Organizers alleged he has violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause and the Domestic Emoluments Clause, as well as committed obstruction of justice in his dismissal of Sally Yates and James Comey.{{cite web|title=Impeachment March|url=http://www.impeachmentmarch.org/|access-date=June 9, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517102703/http://www.impeachmentmarch.org/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Eaton|first1=Sabrina|title=Marchers in Cleveland, across country will protest Sunday to call for Trump impeachment|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/06/marchers_in_cleveland_and_acro.html|website=Cleveland.com|access-date=June 30, 2017|date=June 28, 2017}} Thousands of protesters turned out for marches in Los Angeles and San Francisco,{{cite news|last1=Barboza|first1=Tony|last2=Nelson|first2=Laura J.|title=Thousands march in L.A. for impeachment of President Trump; his supporters hold their own rally|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-impeachment-march-20170702-story.html|access-date=July 2, 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 2, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Tucker|first1=Jill|title=Thousands march in S.F. to call for impeachment of Trump|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Thousands-march-in-S-F-to-call-for-impeachment-11262489.php|access-date=July 2, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 2, 2017}} and hundreds attended a march in San Diego.{{cite news|last1=Tatro|first1=Samantha|title=San Diegans March in Impeach Donald Trump Rally|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diegans-March-Impeach-Donald-Trump-432139273.html|access-date=July 2, 2017|newspaper=NBC San Diego|date=July 2, 2017}} Protests in Chicago and Atlanta each drew about 50 demonstrators,{{cite news|last1=Moon|first1=Emily|title=Protesters rally against Trump in Chicago|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protesters-rally-against-trump-in-chicago/|access-date=July 2, 2017|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 2, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Atlanta demonstrators march to impeach President Trump|url=http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/265310747-story|access-date=July 2, 2017|newspaper=Fox 5 Atlanta|date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705200403/http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/265310747-story|archive-date=July 5, 2017|url-status=dead}} and another in Ann Arbor, Michigan, drew an estimated 100-150 demonstrators.{{cite web|last1=Moran|first1=Darcie|title=Demonstrators in Ann Arbor call for Trump's impeachment|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/07/demonstrators_in_ann_arbor_cal.html|website=Michicagn Live|access-date=July 2, 2017|date=July 2, 2017}}

On July 6, 2017, Razem, a Polish left-wing political party, organized a protest during Donald Trump's visit to Poland. Protesters were dressed as handmaids from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale, as a symbol of women's rights' being endangered both in Poland and in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/handmaid-protest-trump-poland-warsaw-1018982|title=Handmaid-Costumed Activists Protest Trump's Visit to Poland

|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 6, 2017

|language=en |access-date=July 6, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-went-to-poland-and-was-met-by-women-dressed-as-handmaids_us_595e3c89e4b0d5b458e874d8|title=Trump Went To Poland And Was Met By Women Dressed As Handmaids |date=July 6, 2017 |publisher=HuffPost|language=en |access-date=July 6, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/07/06/handmaids-tale-protests-donald-trump-poland/|title=Women dressed as "handmaids" protest Trump during his Poland visit

|work=Salon|date=July 6, 2017

|language=en |access-date=July 6, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,115167,22044426,polski-rzad-powita-trumpa-z-otwartymi-ramionami-my-nie-dolacz.html|title="Donaldzie Trumpie – nie witamy w Polsce!". Szyją stroje podręcznych na przyjazd prezydenta |publisher=Gazeta Wyborcza|language=pl |access-date=July 6, 2017}}

{{Main|Unite the Right rally}}

Spontaneous protests broke out around the country following the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017, particularly in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-solidarity-with-charlottesville-march-20170813-story.html |title=Hundreds march in Chicago to denounce white supremacist rally in Charlottesville |date=August 14, 2017 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819192745/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-solidarity-with-charlottesville-march-20170813-story.html |url-status=dead }} Protests addressed both the rise of white supremacy in the United States, as well as the lack of condemnation of white supremacist groups by Donald Trump and alleged white supremacists working in the Trump administration.{{cite news |last=Merica |first=Dan |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-turmoil/index.html |title=48 hours of turmoil for the Trump White House |work=CNN |date=August 14, 2017 |access-date=August 21, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Thrush |first2=Glenn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/steve-bannon-trump-white-house.html|title=Bannon in Limbo as Trump Faces Growing Calls for the Strategist's Ouster |date=August 14, 2017|work=The New York Times |access-date=August 20, 2017}}

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Thousands of people protested a Trump rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 22, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Hamedy|first1=Saba|title=Trump's Phoenix rally attracts thousands of protesters|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/22/politics/protest-trump-rally-phoenix/index.html|access-date=August 22, 2017|newspaper=CNN|date=August 22, 2017}} Trump began his speech by informing the people in attendance, "And just so you know from the Secret Service, there aren't too many people outside protesting, OK. That I can tell you."{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4912055/donald-trump-phoenix-arizona-transcript/|title=President Trump Ranted For 77 Minutes in Phoenix. Here's What He Said|magazine=Time}} Outside the hall thousands of protesters chanted, waved signs, played drums and peacefully protested. Although the signs carried by the protestors referred to a number of issues that the gathered assembly had against the president, the common concern seemed to center on Trump's hints earlier that he might pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, found guilty in July 2017 of contempt of court charges due to his failure to comply with the court's order to stop its racial profiling practices.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/07/31/maricopa-county-sheriff-joe-arpaio-found-guilty-criminal-contempt-court/486278001/|title=Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt|first=Megan|last=Cassidy|website=The Arizona Republic}} At the rally Trump addressed the issue stating, "I won't do it tonight, because I don't want to cause any controversy, is that OK? All right? But Sheriff Joe should feel good,"{{cite web|url=http://www.10news.com/newsy/trump-once-again-hints-he-might-pardon-former-sheriff-joe-arpaio|title=Trump Once Again Hints He Might Pardon Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio|first1=Briana|last1=Koeneman|first2=Katie|last2=Link|date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195404/https://www.10news.com/newsy/trump-once-again-hints-he-might-pardon-former-sheriff-joe-arpaio|archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=dead}} Several days later Arpaio was pardoned.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/sheriff-joe-arpaio-donald-trump-pardon/index.html|title=Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio|author1=Kevin Liptak |author2=Daniella Diaz |author3=Sophie Tatum|publisher=CNN}} The evening ended with protestors throwing empty water bottles at the police and the police responding with canisters of tear gas and pepper spray.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/08/22/major-protest-groups-start-arriv-rally-against-president-trump-during-phoenix-convention-center-visi/575220001/|title=Police disperse Trump protest crowd with pepper spray outside rally in Phoenix|first1=Anne|last1=Ryman|first2=Yihyun|last2=Jeong|first3=Megan|last3=Cassidy|website=The Arizona Republic}}

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On September 5, 2017, protests and marches took place around the country following the Trump Administration decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that had been put in place under the Obama Administration. Notable protests occurred in Washington D.C., Denver, San Francisco, and outside Trump Tower in New York City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/dacas-day-of-reckoning-white-house-protests-on-the-day-of-trumps-decision/2017/09/04/f5ca534a-9186-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html|title='We are America': DACA recipients, supporters say they are not going anywhere|last1=Sacchetti|first1=Maria|last2=Stein|first2=Perry|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://abc7ny.com/politics/dozen-arrested-at-daca-protest-sit-in-outside-trump-tower/2377701/|title=Video: 12 arrested at DACA protest sit-in near Trump Tower|work=ABC7 New York|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2017|language=en-US}}{{cite news|last1=Alexander|first1=Kurtis|last2=Graham|first2=Alison|last3=Rubenstein|first3=Steve|title=Hundreds in Bay Area protest Trump's decision on DACA|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bay-Area-protests-planned-over-Trump-s-decision-12174111.php|access-date=September 5, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 5, 2017}} At a September 19 protest outside Trump Tower, three congressmen were among those arrested.{{cite news|title=Three Democratic congressmen arrested at Trump tower Daca protests|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/19/trump-tower-daca-protest-congress-democrats-arrests|access-date=September 19, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 19, 2017}}

{{main|Refuse Fascism}}

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On November 4, 2017, Refuse Fascism began a series of nationwide protests against Trump and Pence. Demonstrations were held in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and other cities.{{cite news|last1=Hayden|first1=Michael Edison|title='Antifa Civil War' on November 4 Was Really Just a Few Protests Against Trump|url=http://www.newsweek.com/antifa-civil-war-november-4-really-just-few-protests-against-trump-702150|access-date=November 8, 2017|newspaper=Newsweek|date=November 4, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Swan|first1=Rachel|title=Peaceful anti-Trump demonstration, march directed at Union Square shoppers|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Peaceful-anti-Trump-protest-aimed-at-shoppers-in-12332438.php|access-date=November 8, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107235840/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Peaceful-anti-Trump-protest-aimed-at-shoppers-in-12332438.php|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Bryan|first1=Cleve|title=Anti-Trump Protesters Gather In Thomas Paine Plaza|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/11/04/anti-trump-protesters-gather-in-thomas-paine-plaza/|access-date=November 8, 2017|newspaper=CBS Philly|date=November 4, 2017}}

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Protests erupted from November 9–14, 2017 when thousands staged the protest against the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit hosted by the Philippines.{{cite news|title=Violence marks ASEAN 2017 protests in Manila|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188511-violence-protests-asean-summit-2017-philippines|work=Rappler.com|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115075823/https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188511-violence-protests-asean-summit-2017-philippines|archive-date=November 15, 2017|url-status=dead}} Their call was to ban the visit of Trump in the country.{{cite news|title='Not welcome in PH': Filipino activists set fire to Trump effigy|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188275-filipino-activists-set-fire-trump-effigy-asean-2017-philippines|work=Rappler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113121925/https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188275-filipino-activists-set-fire-trump-effigy-asean-2017-philippines|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status=live}} It is because, according to the left-wing groups, Trump seemingly "to have dragged the Philippines into his war rhetorics against North Korea,"{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188098-groups-protes-trump-visit-asean-summit|title=Why groups are protesting Trump's PH visit|first=Raisa|last=Serafica|website=Rappler|date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112073018/http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188098-groups-protes-trump-visit-asean-summit|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=live }} Mamasapano massacre and the war in Marawi were created by the US's "war on terror," and slamming the Trump administration for 'funding' the war on drugs by the government under the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. They featured the Trump's effigy{{snd}}with four rotating hands shaped into the swastika symbol and Duterte can be seen behind{{snd}}which was then burned by the protesters.{{cite news|title=IN PHOTOS: At least 2,000 attend protests on day one of ASEAN Summit|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188299-photos-protesters-asean-summit-2017-philippines-day-one|work=Rappler|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113153409/https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/188299-photos-protesters-asean-summit-2017-philippines-day-one|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status=live}}

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{{main|United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel}}

Protests were held in many places across the world during the weekend of December 16 and 17. Crowds in the United States, Pakistan, Netherlands, Germany, Lebanon, Jordan, Australia, Montenegro, Iran, Morocco, Poland, United Kingdom, Greece and Indonesia gathered to protest against the decision.{{cite news |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2017/12/18/crowds-gather-around-world-to-protest-trumps-jerusalem-decision |title=Crowds gather around world to protest Trump's Jerusalem decision |publisher=Daily Sabah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222023252/https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2017/12/18/crowds-gather-around-world-to-protest-trumps-jerusalem-decision |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |url-status=live}}

{{Main|Parkland high school shooting#Gun control debate|l1=Parkland high school shooting § Gun control debate}}{{See also|March for Our Lives|2018 United States gun violence protests}}

Several protests have been planned following the Parkland high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, calling on Trump and Republicans on both federal and state levels to take stricter action on gun control. These included protests at the National Rifle Association of America's headquarters in Virginia{{cite news|last1=Osborne|first1=Mark|title=Hundreds protest outside NRA headquarters following Florida school shooting|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-protest-nra-headquarters-florida-school-shooting/story?id=53160714|access-date=February 17, 2018|work=ABC News|date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217111046/https://abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-protest-nra-headquarters-florida-school-shooting/story?id=53160714|archive-date=February 17, 2018|url-status=live}} and a walkout at South Broward High School not far from where the shooting took place.{{cite news|last1=Ramadan|first1=Lulu|title=South Broward students walk out of class, calling for gun control|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/south-broward-students-walk-out-class-calling-for-gun-control/NG7GfDtVNuJ5eEeyhLEp4J/|access-date=February 17, 2018|work=Palm Beach Post|date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309220227/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/south-broward-students-walk-out-class-calling-for-gun-control/NG7GfDtVNuJ5eEeyhLEp4J/|url-status=dead}} Several nationwide school walkouts are being planned to protest the shooting and inaction on gun control.{{cite news|last1=Clemens|first1=Danny|title=#Enough National School Walkout protests lawmakers' inaction on gun violence|url=http://abc11.com/students-activists-plan-school-walkouts-to-protest-gun-violence/3096311/|access-date=February 17, 2018|work=WTVD (ABC 11)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217213257/http://abc11.com/students-activists-plan-school-walkouts-to-protest-gun-violence/3096311/|archive-date=February 17, 2018|url-status=live}}

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{{main|Protests against Trump administration family separation policy}}

{{See also|Occupy ICE|Women Disobey|Families Belong Together}}

In June 2018 several protests were held in opposition to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents, relatives, or other adults who accompanied them in entering the United States.{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/past-and-future-protests-over-the-trump-policy-separating-migrant-families.html|title=Tuesday Was Another Day of Massive Protests Around the Country|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|work=Slate|first=Molly|last=Olmstead}} Demonstrations were held in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia,{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/19/us/philadelphia-pence-immigration-protest/index.html|title=Philadelphia immigration protesters line up empty children's shoes near Mike Pence's hotel|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|publisher=CNN|first1=Ayana|last1=Archie|first2=Michelle|last2=Rice}} at the Arizona State Capitol{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2018/06/30/family-separation-trump-immigration-protests-arizona/747184002/|title=Arizonans protest immigration policy at Families Belong Together marches|first1=Rafael|last1=Carranza|first2=Pamela Ren|last2=Larson|first3=Alison|last3=Steinbach|first4=Megan|last4=Janetsky|website=The Arizona Republic}} and in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/21/politics/capitol-hill-protest-immigration-family-separations/index.html|title=Capitol Hill protests feature children with thermal blankets, sit with cages|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|publisher=CNN|first1=Sunlen|last1=Serfaty|first2=Suzanne|last2=Malveaux|first3=Veronica|last3=Stracqualursi}} On June 28, 575 people were arrested following acts of mass civil disobedience inside the Hart Senate Office Building.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/6/28/17515160/womens-march-protests-family-separation-600-arrested|title=Nearly 600 women arrested at immigration protests in Senate building|last=Kirby|first=Jen|date=June 28, 2018|work=Vox|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/we-will-not-obey-hundreds-of-women-rally-in-dc-to-protest-zero-tolerance-immigration-policy/2018/06/28/d1aca604-7a4a-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html|title='We will not obey': 575 arrested as hundreds of women rally in D.C. to protest Trump's immigration policy|last=Lang|first=Marissa J.|date=June 28, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 29, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}} On June 30, a national protest, Families Belong Together, was held which drew hundreds of thousands of protesters from all 50 states to demonstrate in more than 600 towns and cities.{{cite web |title=Thousands across U.S. join 'Keep Families Together' march to protest family separation |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thousands-across-u-s-join-keep-families-together-march-protest-n888006 |website=NBC News |date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=July 14, 2018}}

{{See also|Donald Trump baby balloon}}

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The Trump Baby blimp is a {{Convert|6|m|ft|adj=on}} balloon depicting Donald Trump as a baby wearing a diaper and carrying a mobile phone. The inflatable was flown above London's Parliament Square on July 13, 2018, during the president's planned visit to the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Trump-baby-blimp-to-fly-in-London-during-13051506.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706074947/https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Trump-baby-blimp-to-fly-in-London-during-13051506.php|url-status=dead|title='Trump baby' blimp to fly in London during president's visit|date=July 5, 2018|work=sfgate.com|archive-date=July 6, 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/05/trump-baby-blimp-approved-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-trump-uk-visit/760669002/ | title=Diaper-clad 'Trump Baby' blimp to fly over London during president's visit | website=USA Today }} Protesters gathered thousands of signatures supporting the online petition "Let Trump Baby Fly", and received permission from the Greater London Authority and Mayor Sadiq Khan to tether the balloon up to 100 feet high for two hours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/626116238/london-mayor-says-trump-baby-blimp-can-fly-in-protest-of-president-s-visit|title=London Mayor Says 'Trump Baby' Blimp Can Fly In Protest Of President Trump's Visit|website=NPR.org|date=July 5, 2018 |last1=Penman |first1=Maggie }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/05/a-giant-blimp-depicting-trump-in-a-diaper-is-likely-to-greet-the-u-s-president-when-he-visits-london/|title=A giant blimp depicting Trump in a diaper is likely to greet the U.S. president when he visits London|newspaper=The Washington Post}} While the balloon was the visual cornerstone of the protests, other protests were seen throughout the United Kingdom.

One large rally was held at Trafalgar Square, London with UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn among speakers who spoke to reportedly over 100,000 attendees.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/donald-trump-uk-protests-today-london-trump-baby-balloon-2018-07-13-live-updates/|title=Huge protests in London as Donald Trump visits U.K., meets Queen Elizabeth II|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en}} In general more than 200,000 individuals had expressed interest in attending the protests, with the London Metropolitan Police stating that they do not routinely release estimates for crowd sizes, leaving up to organizers.{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5338370/trump-london-protests/|title='Love America, Hate Trump.' Inside Today's Massive Anti-Trump Protests in London|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-07-15}}

Protests continued as Trump moved to Scotland, as thousands protested Trump from Edinburgh to his Scottish resort Turnberry. A line of police separated the protesters from the golf course with snipers stationed in a nearby tower. Outside the golf course, a dozen demonstrators staged a "protest picnic" and chanted "Trump is a racist! Trump is a liar!"{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/donald-trump-in-uk-scotland-protests-trump-baby-balloon-today-2018-07-14-live-updates/|title=Protests follow President Trump to Scotland|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en}}

Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, awarded to the host of The Apprentice in 2007, has been vandalized numerous times and destroyed twice – once in 2016 before the election, and once in 2018 when he was president.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25/politics/trump-walk-of-fame-star-smash/index.html|title=President Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star was smashed to pieces|last1=Levenson|first1=Eric|last2=Chan|first2=Stella|work=CNN|date=2018-07-25|access-date=2018-07-27}} Street performer Francisco Javier reported in April 2016 that people often showed disrespect to the star, sometimes defacing it with paint or letting their dogs relieve themselves on it. One person put a sticker over Trump's name.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/07/politics/donald-trump-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame/index.html|title=Donald Trump's star outshines{{snd}}or dims{{snd}}Hollywood Walk of Fame|last1=Martinez|first1=Michael|last2=Hurtado|first2=Jacqueline|work=CNN|date=2016-04-07|access-date=2018-07-27}} After Trump's nomination as the Republican candidate in July 2016, the artist Plastic Jesus built a small wall with barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs around the star, a reference to the promised wall intended to keep out illegal immigrants.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politics/donald-trump-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/index.html|title=Tiny wall built around Trump's Hollywood Star|last1=Price|first1=Lucy|last2=Yuan|first2=Karen|work=CNN|date=2016-07-21|access-date=2018-07-27}}

In October 2016. James Lambert Otis of the Otis Elevator Company family attacked and destroyed the star with a sledge hammer. He said after his arrest he was supporting the women who had accused Trump of sexual assault, and that he would sell pieces of the star with the money going to those women.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/26/politics/hollywood-star-donald-trump-vandalism/index.html|title=LAPD: Suspect in custody over Donald Trump's Hollywood star vandalism|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|last2=Hamasaki|first2=Sonya|work=CNN|date=2016-10-27|access-date=2018-07-27}} In February 2017 Otis pleaded no contest to felony vandalism and was sentenced to three years probation, 20 days of community service, and $4,400 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US|value=4400|start_year=2017}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) in fines.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/398893-man-who-vandalized-trumps-walk-of-fame-star-bailed-out-by-guy/|title=Man who vandalized Trump's Walk of Fame star bailed out by person who did it years ago: report|last=Folley|first=Aris|date=July 25, 2018|work=The Hill|access-date=31 July 2018}}

On July 25, 2018 at 3:33 A.M., police responded to a report of a man vandalizing Trump's star with a pickaxe that was hidden in a guitar case. An hour later 24-year old Austin Clay turned himself in and was arrested for felony vandalism. Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was left as rubble with the pickaxe left behind. KNBC found a witness who said he had asked the vandal, "What did Donald Trump do to you?" without getting a response. The star was replaced the next day.{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/07/trump-walk-of-fame-star-vandalized/566087/|title=A Star Is Broken (and Then Reborn)|last=Purdum|first=Todd S.|date=July 25, 2018|work=The Atlantic|access-date=28 July 2018}} Later a brawl broke out on the Hollywood Walk of Fame between a group of protesters and a group of Trump supporters, who were holding a Make America Great Again rally in support of Trump around his new replacement star.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-07-27 |title=Brawl breaks out at Trump's new Hollywood Walk of Fame star |url=https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/brawl-breaks-out-at-trumps-new-walk-of-fame-star/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en-US}} In August, 2018, Trump supporters placed more than 50 laminated copies of the Trump star over blank squares at several locations, reportedly in response to a call for removal of Trump's star by a local city government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-walk-fame-covered-fake-trump-stars-following-vandalism-video/|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame Covered With Fake Trump Stars Following Vandalism (Video)|first=Itay|last=Hod|date=August 10, 2018}}

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On October 21, 2018, a The New York Times article reported on a Department of Health and Human Services memo discussing plans to establish a definition of gender based on sex assignment at birth across federal agencies{{snd}}a policy which would prevent transgender people from changing the gender listed on their legal documents.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/21/us/politics/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html?module=inline|title='Transgender' Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration|work=The New York Times |date=October 21, 2018 |access-date=2018-10-27|language=en|last1=Green |first1=Erica L. |last2=Benner |first2=Katie |last3=Pear |first3=Robert }} The memo argued in favor of a definition of gender "on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable" and the use of genetic testing to determine sex in the event of disputes. That night, several hundred people gathered in Washington Square Park in opposition of the proposed policy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-redefine-gender-protests_us_5bcddf9be4b0a8f17eeed5f2|title=Trump's Reported Proposal To Redefine Gender, Eliminate Trans Rights Prompts Mass Protests|last=Grenoble|first=Ryan|date=2018-10-22|work=HuffPost|access-date=2018-10-29|language=es-MX}} Over the following days, thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.;{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412557-trans-advocacy-groups-protest-in-front-of-white-house/|title=Trans advocacy groups protest in front of White House|last=Birnbaum|first=Emily|date=2018-10-22|work=The Hill|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en}} San Diego;{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-transgender-rights-20181026-story.html|title=Hundreds rally to preserve transgender rights, recognition|last=McDonald|first=Jeff|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}} Portland, Maine;{{Cite news|url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/10/24/over-300-protest-trumps-proposed-transgender-policy-in-portland/|title=Over 300 gather in Portland to protest Trump's proposed transgender policy|date=2018-10-24|work=Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}} Minneapolis;{{Cite news|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/minneapolis-council-members-join-crowd-for-rally-for-transgender-rights/89-608917501|title=Minneapolis council members join crowd for rally for transgender rights|work=KARE|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}} Los Angeles;{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/hundreds-at-la-city-hall-protest-trump-administration-s-new-transgender-policy|title=Hundreds at LA City Hall protest Trump administration's new transgender policy|last=FOX|work=KTTV|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}} Milwaukee;{{Cite news|url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/the-vote/milwaukee-transgender-advocates-rally-following-trump-policy-proposals|title=Milwaukee transgender advocates rally following Trump policy proposals|last=Durian|first=Tom Durian|others=Photojournalist Justin Tiedemann|date=2018-10-26|work=TMJ4|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152141/https://www.tmj4.com/news/the-vote/milwaukee-transgender-advocates-rally-following-trump-policy-proposals|archive-date=October 29, 2018|url-status=dead}} Boston;{{Cite web|url=https://dailyfreepress.com/blog/2018/10/28/massachusetts-residents-leaders-gather-to-promote-transgender-protections-week-before/|title=Massachusetts residents, leaders gather to promote transgender protections week before elections – The Daily Free Press|website=dailyfreepress.com|date=October 28, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-29}} and other cities across the country.

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{{Main|2019 Presidents Day protest}}

{{See also|Not My Presidents Day}}

Demonstrations were held on Presidents Day 2019 in response to Trump declaring a national emergency in order to construct a new wall augmenting the barrier along the southern border.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/18/national-emergency-protests-presidents-day-5-things-know-monday/2879731002/|title=National emergency protests, Presidents Day: 5 things you need to know Monday|work=USA Today|language=en|access-date=February 19, 2019}} Because schools were closed for the holiday, many young people were able to participate.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indeonline.com/news/20190218/protesting-president-on-presidents-day|title=Protesting the president on Presidents Day|last=Holbrook|first=Jessica|work=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309214718/https://www.indeonline.com/news/20190218/protesting-president-on-presidents-day|url-status=dead}}

{{main|2020–21 United States election protests|Stop the Steal}}

Protests were held in reaction to President Donald Trump's false claims of electoral fraud in light of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.{{cite news |title=Vote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump claims election being 'stolen' |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/trump-falsely-claims-election-being-stolen-as-votes-push-biden-closer-to-victory-idUSKBN27J0FZ |access-date=November 6, 2020 |work=Reuters|date=November 5, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108225738/https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/trump-falsely-claims-election-being-stolen-as-votes-push-biden-closer-to-victory-idUSKBN27J0FZ |url-status=live }}(1) {{cite news |title=Facebook group pushing claim of stolen U.S. election rapidly gains 325,000 members |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-social-media-stopthestea/facebook-group-pushing-false-claim-of-stolen-u-s-election-rapidly-gains-325000-members-idUKKBN27L2DA |work=Reuters|publisher=Reuters|date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106021243/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-social-media-stopthestea/facebook-group-pushing-false-claim-of-stolen-u-s-election-rapidly-gains-325000-members-idUKKBN27L2DA |url-status=live }}
(2) {{cite news |title=Facebook Imposes Limits on Election Content, Bans 'Stop the Steal' Group |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-takes-down-group-organizing-protests-of-vote-counting-11604603908 |agency=The Wall Street Journal|date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106123215/https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-takes-down-group-organizing-protests-of-vote-counting-11604603908 |url-status=live }}
(3) {{cite news |last1=McCluskey |first1=Megan |title=Facebook Shuts Down Large Pro-Trump 'Stop the Steal' Group for Spreading Election Misinformation and Calling for Violence |url=https://time.com/5907902/stop-the-steal-facebook-group-trump-election/ |agency=Time |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106080258/https://time.com/5907902/stop-the-steal-facebook-group-trump-election/}}

{{Main|Protests against the second presidency of Donald Trump}}

{{Further|Timeline of protests against Donald Trump#Between presidencies}}

In 2024, Donald Trump became the president-elect of the United States again after winning the 2024 presidential election against incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris.

Protesters gathered in San Jose and Berkeley, California to protest both parties.{{Cite web |last=Mar |first=Charlie De |date=2024-11-06 |title=Palestinian advocates protest in Chicago after Trump win, immigration rights advocates also worry |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/palestinian-advocates-protest-chicago-trump-win/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=CBS Chicago |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=Anti-Trump protesters gather in San Jose, Berkeley |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/11/06/anti-trump-protestors-gather-in-san-jose-berkeley/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}} An anti-Trump rally was held in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on the night after the election for about an hour before protestors dispersed. Other protests were held that night in Chicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; with protestors outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago filmed chanting "Donald Trump, you fascist clown."{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Khaleda |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Donald Trump Protests Break Out in Several Cities: 'Fascist Clown' |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-protests-break-out-in-several-cities-fascist-clown/ar-AA1tFkXg |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=MSN}}{{Cite web |last=Koster |first=Brian |date=2024-11-07 |title=People take to the streets of Cleveland in protest of President-Elect Trump |url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/11/07/people-take-streets-cleveland-protest-president-elect-trump/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Cleveland 19 |language=en}}

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued a statement the day after Trump's election indicating that they would continue to fight against Trump's rhetoric and plans such as the mass deportation plans outlined in Project 2025.{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Anthony D. |date=2024-11-06 |title=How the ACLU Will Fight Four More Years of Trump |url=https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-aclu-is-fighting-back-against-trump |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=American Civil Liberties Union |language=en-US}}

On January 18, 2025, two days before the inauguration, the Women's March held a protest rebranded as the People's March in Washington DC.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-gather-washington-protest-trump-inauguration-2025-01-18/ | title=Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration | work=Reuters | date=January 18, 2025 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/live-coverage-crowds-expected-for-the-peoples-march-in-dc-saturday/3817450/ | title=Live coverage: Protesters rally against Trump for People's March | work=NBC4 Washington }} A protest was also held in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite news | url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/womens-march-tennessee-rebranded-to-peoples-march-returns-to-music-city | title=Women's March Tennessee returns to Music City with new name | work=News Channel 5 Nashville }} Additionally, Women's March protests were held in the United Kingdom including Manchester, Liverpool, and Plymouth.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8kyv7yxlgo | title=North West: Women march over violence against women and girls | work=BBC News }}{{cite news | url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouths-womens-march-live-hundreds-9874215 | title=Plymouth's Women's March Live: Hundreds march in protest through city centre | work=Plymouth Live }}

Just Stop Oil protesters sprayed orange paint on the American Embassy in London shortly after Trump was declared the winner on November 6.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Just Stop Oil sprays orange paint on US embassy after Trump wins election |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-embassy-just-stop-oil-trump-election-paint-b2642378.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

The Human Rights Watch issued a statement indicating that they were concerned about Trump's second term shortly after he was elected based on his prior rights-abusing record from his first term, and that "Independent institutions and civil society groups, including Human Rights Watch, will need to do all we can to hold him and his administration accountable for abuses."{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=US: Second Trump Term a Threat to Rights in US, World {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/06/us-second-trump-term-threat-rights-us-world-0 |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en}}

On November 8, around 150 people held a rally known as "United against Fascism" in Bern, Switzerland, following Trump's re-election.{{cite web | url=https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/kundgebung-gegen-trump-in-bern-66859368 | title=Kundgebung gegen Trump in Bern | Nau.ch | date=November 9, 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/international/rally-in-bern-against-trump-and-fascism-2439688.html | title=Rally in Bern against Trump and fascism }} On December 24, a protest was held at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City over Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Protesters also referred to him as a "public enemy" of Panama.{{cite web | url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241224-panamanians-protest-public-enemy-trump-s-canal-threat | title=Panamanians protest 'public enemy' Trump's canal threat | date=December 24, 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/panama-protesters-say-enemy-trump-must-leave-canal-alone/a-71156004 | title=Panama: Protesters say 'enemy' Trump must leave canal alone | date=December 25, 2024 | website=Deutsche Welle }}

{{Expand section|details about additional protests|date=February 2025}}

{{Main|Protests against the second presidency of Donald Trump}}

The Day Without Immigrants was held across cities in the U.S. in February 2025. In Los Angeles protesters marched through U.S. 101, temporary blocking traffic. The protesters carried banners with slogans such as "Nobody is illegal" and other pro-immigration slogans. They also carried American and Mexican flags. Between the two protests there were around 1,600 people.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles |url=https://apnews.com/article/immigration-ice-protests-los-angeles-california-dallas-ecf1afef642ffff40117f88641c8605f |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}

On February 5, 2025, thousands of protesters gathered at state capitols for the 50501 protests to protest the policies and actions of the second Donald Trump administration, in the United States.{{cite web | url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/thousands-across-the-u-s-protest-trump-policies | title=Thousands across the U.S. Protest Trump policies | website=PBS | date=February 5, 2025 }}

Coalitions and pro-federal worker groups called for resistance and protest of actions taken by Donald Trump, through executive order and Elon Musk, through extra-governmental maneuvers. [https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/2/4/elon-musk-accused-of-coup-running-shadow-govt-as-doge-tightens-grip Elon Musk Tightens Grip on Gov't, Sparking 'Coup' Allegations] Aljazeera. Power, John. Hale, Erin. February 4, 2025 (Retrieved February 6,2025)

On February 22, 2025, hundreds of protesters marched in West Hollywood, California, to demonstrate against policies of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's leadership of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The protest, organized by Democracy Action Network (DAN) in coalition with Indivisible and the 50501 Movement, began at West Hollywood Park and proceeded along Santa Monica Boulevard to the Sal Guarriello Veterans' Memorial. Protesters expressed concerns about executive orders, federal spending cuts, and deregulation. The demonstration coincided with preparations for the annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.[https://wehotimes.com/trump-overshadowed-as-hundreds-hit-west-hollywood-to-mostly-protest-elon-musk Trump Overshadowed as Hundreds Hit West Hollywood to Mostly Protest Elon Musk] WEHOville. Murillo, Paulo. February 23, 2025 (Retrieved February 23, 2025)

Protests against job cuts and reduced environmental regulation have also taken place in national parks, with more than hundred events held on 1 March 2025. Many of these featured upside American flags as a distress signal, a symbol popularised by a flag hanging action in Yosemite park a week earlier.

On January 25, 2025, tens of thousands of protestors gathered in Berlin and other German cities to protest against the rise of far right German party AfD, the rise of far right parties through out Europe and Trump's second presidency.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-25 |title=Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month's election |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-afd-protests-farright-elections-b318328d080b026424137653513e37ac |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=AP News |language=en}} On January 31, 2025, Egyptians protested against a proposal by Trump to have Egypt accept Gaza refugees.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/egyptians-protest-trump-displacement-plan-rafah-border-crossing-2025-01-31/ | title=Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing | work=Reuters | date=January 31, 2025 }}

On February 15, the Tell Trump to Toque Off movement gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa and U.S. consulates across Canada in solidarity with Americans and to oppose Trump's tariffs and 51st state comments.{{cite news |last1=Grochowski |first1=Sarah |title='Proud to be Canadian': B.C. residents show support, tell Trump to 'Toque Off' |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-residents-show-support-against-trump |access-date=15 February 2025 |agency=Vancouver Sun |date=15 February 2025}} Also on this day, the 'Canada First' rally to condemn Trump's 51st state comments.{{cite news |last1=Steven |first1=Benjamin Lopez |title=Poilievre repudiates Trump's 51st state threats, pitches new policies at 'Canada First' rally |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-canada-first-rally-1.7459415 |access-date=15 February 2025 |agency=CBC |date=15 February 2025}}

Protests in the mid-2010s, including those against the 2016 election of Donald Trump, have also led to some state legislatures creating various anti-protest bills that the ACLU stated were unconstitutional.{{Cite news|url=https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/where-protests-flourish-anti-protest-bills-follow|title=Where Protests Flourish, Anti-Protest Bills Follow|access-date=February 20, 2017|language=en|newspaper=American Civil Liberties Union}} Many of these bills have been created by Republican lawmakers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-lawmaking-idUSKBN15B212|title=Bills targeting protests in U.S. states fuel free speech fears|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017|newspaper=Reuters}} By late February 2017, legislators in at least 18 states proposed legislation to curtail specific protest tactics, impose more severe penalties for protest tactics prohibited by existing law, or publicly discussed such proposals{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/anti-protest-bills/518004/|title=The New Legislation Targeting Protesters|date=February 28, 2017|publisher=The Atlantic|last1=Ford|first1=Matt|access-date=March 1, 2017}} and by mid-May the number had risen to 20.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-states-ban-protests-donald-trump-election-more-than-20-arkansas-georgia-iowa-a7725946.html|title=More than 20 US states have cracked down on protests since Donald Trump's election|date=May 9, 2017|publisher=The Independent UK|last1=Agerholm |first1=Harriet|access-date=May 10, 2017}} Some of the bills include high penalties, such as large fines and jail time, for blocking interstates or obstructing "economic activity."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/when-does-protest-cross-a-line-some-states-aim-to-toughen-laws.html|title=Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters|last1=Smith|first1=Mitch|date=March 2, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 2, 2017|last2=Wines|first2=Michael|issn=0362-4331}} A bill in Minnesota would allow the police to sue demonstrators for the cost of policing protests. The bill proposed in Tennessee would allow anyone who injures a protester with their car "civil immunity" as long as the driver was not being reckless. The proposed bill in Indiana would allow law enforcement to "use any means necessary" to clear people who block traffic.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/charge-filming-trump-protest-dismissed-article-1.2990238|title=My charge for filming Trump protest was dismissed|work=New York Daily News|access-date=March 13, 2017|language=en}} Republican lawmaker J. D. Mesnard said these laws are "not about limiting people's rights."{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4685597/donald-trump-republicans-state-laws-protest/|title=Here's How Republicans Want to Crack Down on Large Protests|magazine=Time|access-date=March 2, 2017}}

In addition to the many in-person protests, there has also been Anti-Trump activism on social media. This activism has been represented by various hashtags. The following are several prominent examples of hashtags that were frequently used for Anti-Trump activism online.

{{Main|The Resistance (American political movement)}}

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One of the most consistent hashtags that has been used in the Anti-Trump movement on social media is #Resist.{{Cite web|url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2016-10-01+2017-10-12&q=#resist,#nevertrump,#stillwithher,#NotMyPresident|title=Google Trends|website=Google Trends}} #Resist was first used on Twitter, Facebook and other platforms commencing immediately after the election in November. Though the exact origin of this hashtag is unknown, it spread to various social media platforms.{{Cite news|url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/02/resist-hashtag-trump-america/#maDUq4sFXqqR|title=One hashtag is uniting Americans in the fight against Trump|last=Wenzke|first=Marissa|work=Mashable|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=en}}

Generally, this hashtag symbolizes solidarity against the Trump administration. It is also used alongside other policy specific hashtags targeting marginalized groups such as minorities and women. Though its height of popularity occurred during the days following Trump's inauguration, it has resurfaced during times of political controversy and animosity.{{cite web|url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?gprop=news&q=resist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806130958/https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?gprop=news&q=resist|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2020|title=Google Trends|website=Google Trends|access-date=October 13, 2017}} For instance, there was a notable spike in usage throughout the week of Trump's response to the Unite the Right Charlottesville rally. Moreover, in the three days following the announcement of the initial Muslim ban in late January, #Resist appeared in over 2.5 million tweets. Several prominent celebrities have used the hashtag to show opposition to Trump, including Shailene Woodley, Zendaya, Sia, Rosie O'Donnell, Cher, Olivia Wilde, and Sophia Bush.{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4653873/donald-trump-immigration-ban/|title=50 Celebrities React to Donald Trump's Immigration Order|last=Lang|first=Cady|magazine=Time|access-date=October 13, 2017}}

#NotMyPresident gained immediate popularity following Donald Trump's presidential election win on November 8, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=notmypresident|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210309230529/https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=notmypresident|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Google Trends|website=Google Trends|access-date=October 13, 2017}} Following Trump's win, #NotMyPresident immediately trended on Twitter and the hashtag was used in over 78,000 tweets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/11/09/donald-trump-twitter-not-my-president-trend/93532790/|title=As Trump wins White House bid, #NotMyPresident trends on Twitter|work=USA Today|access-date=October 27, 2017|language=en}}

Facebook was also used as an outlet for #NotMyPresident. On November 9, 2016, a Facebook event titled "Trump is Not My President" was created and received over 40,000 interactions.{{Cite news|url=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/notmypresident-anti-trump-protests|title=#NotMyPresident / Anti-Trump Protests|work=Know Your Meme|access-date=November 28, 2017}} The page was an example of social media activism transferring into real world protest, as a march in Union Square, New York, was created. #NotMyPresident was also used by social media influencers other political players. After the Charlottesville Riots, Democratic Senator Brian Schatz from Hawaii tweeted that Trump is "not my president."{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-brian-schatz_us_5993605be4b0e789a94775cd|title=Democratic Senator Says Donald Trump Is 'Not My President'|last=Bobic|first=Igor|date=August 15, 2017|work=HuffPost|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=en-US}}

The hashtag movement #NotMyPresident was also met with criticism. Opponents of the movement believe that saying "#NotMyPresident" undermines America's democratic values as a whole due to its divisive tone.{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stop-saying-not-my-president/article/2621538|title=Stop saying 'Not my president'|last=Reimer|first=Erich|work=Washington Examiner|access-date=October 27, 2017|language=en}} Democratic North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp voiced her disapproval to the Anti-Trump movement on May 18, 2017, at the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce. Heitkamp viewed the Anti-Trump movement as counterproductive, saying it results in a far more difficult path to draft legislation.{{Cite news|url=https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/05/24/democratic-senator-the-progressive-antitrump-resistance-movement-is-a-waste-of-time-n2331111|title=Democratic Senator: The Progressive Anti-Trump Resistance Movement Is 'A Waste of Time'|last=Vespa|first=Matt|work=Townhall|access-date=November 11, 2017|language=en}}

The hashtag #ImWithHer was first seen on Twitter, when Bill Clinton was watching his wife in the debate and decided to tweet his support: "What happens in Vegas ... is I watch @HillaryClinton prove she's the most qualified candidate for POTUS. #ImwithHer."{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/news/hillary-clinton-made-bathroom-joke-democratic-debate-burning-questions-answered-t49951|title=Hillary Clinton made a bathroom joke? Democratic debate burning questions answered|last=Kim|first=Eun Kyung|work=Today.com|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=en}} This tweet, posted in October 2015, gained more than 9,000 retweets and created a new campaign slogan for the Hillary 2016 campaign: "I'm With Her."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/opinion/sunday/im-with-her-the-strengths-of-hillary-clinton.html|title=Opinion {{!}} 'I'm With Her': The Strengths of Hillary Clinton|last=Kristof|first=Nicholas|date=November 5, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} Many Twitter users use #StillWithHer hashtag to "express their messages of hope, sadness, and determination following the 2016 Election."{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/194338-why-is-stillwithher-trending-on-twitter-hillary-clinton-supporters-remain-standing-together|title=Why Is #StillWithHer Trending On Twitter? Hillary Clinton Supporters Remain Standing Together|last=Nussbaum|first=Rachel|access-date=October 13, 2017}}

This hashtag plays on the double-meaning of the word "Trump." This hashtag originated from Hillary Clinton's last campaign speech, where she said "love trumps hate".{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-final-day/index.html|title=Clinton's last campaign speech: 'Love trumps hate'|author1=MJ Lee |author2=Dan Merica|work=CNN|access-date=November 12, 2017}} This hashtag is often interpreted as a reference to Trump allegedly practicing and preaching hate on various minority groups.{{Cite news|url=https://splinternews.com/a-timeline-of-anti-immigrant-and-anti-muslim-incidents-1793772492|title=A Timeline of Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Incidents Since Trump Took Power|last=Branigin|first=Anne|work=Splinter|access-date=November 12, 2017|language=en-US}}

Protests after Trump's inauguration have helped energize progressives in the Democratic Party, according to Ace Smith, a strategist for the party.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democrats-analysis-20170205-story.html|title=Democrats find their voice in the protests against President Trump|last=Decker|first=Cathleen|date=February 6, 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206145038/http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democrats-analysis-20170205-story.html|url-status=dead}} According to the Los Angeles Times, "Protesters have quickened the outrage metabolism among members of Congress, encouraged disruptive tactics [...] and mostly ended the argument within the congressional caucuses over whether Democrats should work with Trump on occasion rather than universally oppose him." Ben Wikler, a director for MoveOn.org, commented that it feels as if grassroots energy has exploded like a volcano. Democrats in Georgia have seen an increase in political activism, which the party would like to see continue.{{Cite news|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-democrats-try-not-waste-trump-moment/DcDjLNkNAaUcUeHhAg9HuO/|title=Georgia Democrats try not to 'waste' Trump moment|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=February 4, 2017|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=February 6, 2017}} In addition, socialist organizations have seen a spike in membership.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/02/kshama-sawant-anti-trump-protests-historic-chance-170211094824566.html|title=Kshama Sawant: Anti-Trump protests a 'historic' chance|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=February 14, 2017}} Town hall meetings have had increased attendance. Some Republicans have avoided having town halls because of the large attendance rates. Victoria Kaplan of MoveOn.org calls this avoidance a sign that the protests are having an impact. Trump has become a common enemy for many different liberal and progressive groups who are now working together. Tom Perez, the head of the Democratic Party during Trump's term in office, promised to bring more grassroots and anti-Trump action to the party.{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-perez-trump-travel-ban-protest_us_58be1d64e4b09ab537d64aba|title=Tom Perez Joins White House Protest Against Trump's New Travel Ban|last=Marans|first=Daniel|date=March 7, 2017|work=HuffPost|access-date=March 13, 2017|language=en-US}}

Groups on the left side of the political spectrum that have not always worked well together have started focusing less on their differences and more on a common enemy in Trump.{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/lefties-techies-california-team-up-against-donald-trump/3763722.html|title=Opposing Groups in California Team Up Against Trump|agency=Associated Press|work=VOA|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=en}} In addition, economic sectors that have not normally been politically active, like the tech industry, have seen a surge in activism.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-pi-day-protest-20170314-story.html|title=Tech workers celebrate Pi Day with protest against the Trump administration|last=Lien|first=Tracey|date=March 14, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}

Conservative districts have been confronting Republican congressmen about their voting records and their stances on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Meetup, which had for 15 years allowed the creation of only non-partisan groups, has chosen to allow more than a thousand "#resist" groups which are free to join and run.

Protesters, many of whom are making their own signs, have raised sales in items such as poster board and markers. Between January 15 and 21, 2017, people in America spent $4.1 million in poster boards.{{Cite news|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-surprising-industry-is-benefiting-from-all-the-trump-protests-2017-03-16|title=Angry Americans spent $6 million making posters before the anti-Trump protests|last=Malito|first=Alessandra|work=MarketWatch|access-date=March 20, 2017|language=en-US}} PepsiCo released an ad in April 2017 which used the imagery of anti-Trump protests and Kendall Jenner to sell Pepsi.{{Cite news|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2017/04/kendall-jenner-uses-the-trump-backlash-to-sell-pepsi.html|title=Kendall Jenner Uses the Trump Backlash to Sell Pepsi|last=Silman|first=Anna|work=The Cut|access-date=April 6, 2017|language=en}} The ad was criticized by Elle for appropriating imagery of the resistance against Trump and the policies of his administration.{{Cite news|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/news/a44278/pepsi-commercial-kendall-jenner-problematic/|title=Pepsi and Kendall Jenner Co-opt the Resistance to Sell You Soda|last=Saxena|first=Jaya|date=April 4, 2017|work=ELLE|access-date=April 6, 2017|language=en}} The ad also evoked imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement and was eventually pulled by PepsiCo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/kendall-jenner-pepsi-ad.html|title=Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter|last=Victor|first=Daniel|date=April 5, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 6, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}

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