Hundreds of thousands gather in US cities for Women’s March
Dozens of protests around the world push back against Trump presidency
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Washington and other major US cities in one of the biggest US political demonstrations in recent memory and a stark rebuke to Donald Trump at the start of his presidency.
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More than half a million protesters are estimated to have descended on the US capital to take part in the Women’s March on Washington, according to event organisers, with more than 2m additional demonstrators taking part in satellite protests around the globe.
In Washington, hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors thronged the capital in a march that began with a rally near the US Capitol and then snaked its way to the White House, while thousands of other demonstrators spilled out from the main route, clogging most of the downtown area.
