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| 'Pink pussy hat' march in Washington for women’s rights after Trump inauguration (PHOTOS) | |
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| Thousands of people - many wearing pink 'pussy hats' - have turned out in support of women’s rights in Washington DC as part of a show of action on Donald Trump’s first day as US president. | |
| Reports on Saturday suggest that as many as 500,000 people have turned up to make the walk from Independence Avenue towards the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. | Reports on Saturday suggest that as many as 500,000 people have turned up to make the walk from Independence Avenue towards the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. |
| According to Women’s March organizers, the event aims to protect human rights which have been “threatened” and “insulted” during the recent US presidential election. | According to Women’s March organizers, the event aims to protect human rights which have been “threatened” and “insulted” during the recent US presidential election. |
| “The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights,” the group said online. | “The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights,” the group said online. |
| “We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.” | “We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.” |
| READ MORE: ‘Grab them by the p***y’: Leaked audio of Trump cause GOP backlash | READ MORE: ‘Grab them by the p***y’: Leaked audio of Trump cause GOP backlash |
| First aid sites and lactation tents have been set up along the two-mile walk to accommodate all people hoping to take part in the demonstration. | First aid sites and lactation tents have been set up along the two-mile walk to accommodate all people hoping to take part in the demonstration. |
| Images show throngs of people making their way to the starting point on the city’s metro and bus services. | Images show throngs of people making their way to the starting point on the city’s metro and bus services. |
| Many women were pictured sporting so called pink ‘pussy hats’. | Many women were pictured sporting so called pink ‘pussy hats’. |
| Hillary Clinton, Trump’s opponent during the presidential race, tweeted a message of support for the demonstration. | Hillary Clinton, Trump’s opponent during the presidential race, tweeted a message of support for the demonstration. |
| “Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values. Important as ever. I truly believe we’re always stronger together.” | “Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values. Important as ever. I truly believe we’re always stronger together.” |
| Meanwhile, conservative think tank Heritage Foundation claims the march’s call for affordable and safe abortion is actually “silencing a large number of pro-life women.” | Meanwhile, conservative think tank Heritage Foundation claims the march’s call for affordable and safe abortion is actually “silencing a large number of pro-life women.” |
| Trump’s inauguration as US president saw violent skirmishes break out in parts of Washington on Friday. | Trump’s inauguration as US president saw violent skirmishes break out in parts of Washington on Friday. |
| The billionaire businessman regularly stoked racial and gender outrage for controversial comments during his presidential campaign. In a 2015 speech, for instance, he labelled Mexican immigrants to the US as criminals and rapists. | The billionaire businessman regularly stoked racial and gender outrage for controversial comments during his presidential campaign. In a 2015 speech, for instance, he labelled Mexican immigrants to the US as criminals and rapists. |
| His bid for the White House also saw him managing to sidestep scandal. | His bid for the White House also saw him managing to sidestep scandal. |
| READ MORE: Trump’s porn film past pops up after Twitter ‘sex tape’ rant (PHOTO, VIDEO) | READ MORE: Trump’s porn film past pops up after Twitter ‘sex tape’ rant (PHOTO, VIDEO) |
| One incident came with a recording of him bragging about trying to have sex with a married woman, during which he uttered the infamous phrase: "grab them by the p***y." | One incident came with a recording of him bragging about trying to have sex with a married woman, during which he uttered the infamous phrase: "grab them by the p***y." |
| Audio recording of a 1997 Howard Stern interview also emerged during his campaign, revealing how Trump spoke disparagingly about a former Miss Universe winner’s eating habits. | Audio recording of a 1997 Howard Stern interview also emerged during his campaign, revealing how Trump spoke disparagingly about a former Miss Universe winner’s eating habits. |
| “She gained about 55 pounds in nine months – she was like an eating machine. I think she ate a lot of everything,” he said of Alicia Machado. | “She gained about 55 pounds in nine months – she was like an eating machine. I think she ate a lot of everything,” he said of Alicia Machado. |