Women’s March offers response to Trump presidency
February 2, 2017
Jan. 21st marked one of the largest protests in U.S. history, thanks to the estimated 2.9 million men and women who participated in the Women’s March throughout the country.
Taking place just one day after President Trump’s inauguration, protesters fought for women’s rights among many other things including the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest which took place at the nation’s capital is said to have had three times the amount of people at Trump’s inauguration, although he told the media otherwise. Unlike Inauguration Day, the Women’s March was entirely peaceful, with no acts of violence recorded.
Included in the millions of people that marched were celebrities, many of whom spoke out against President Trump, including America Ferrera, Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, and Scarlett Johansson.
“President Trump, I did not vote for you,” Johansson said. “I want to be able to support you, but I first ask that you support me.”
Although the largest protest occurred in Washington, D.C., women stood up all over the country for a common goal. The president did choose to address the protests on his public Twitter account.
“Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election!” Trump said in a tweet. “Why didn’t these people vote?”
Despite Donald Trump’s 304 electoral votes, he seems to neglect that the popular vote was 2.8 million votes in Hillary Clinton’s favor. The power of the majority could not be silenced, and they continue to protest even a week later.