Trump Inauguration: D.C. braced for 900,000 Protesters

[sheshe2]

Donald Trump's voice won't be the only one heard at this year's inauguration.

Tens of thousands of people are preparing to hit the streets of Washington D.C. during the 45th president's inaugural week. While some will march in support of the president or various causes, a growing number will be on hand to show their opposition to the newly elected president and his administration.

The National Park Service has provided 22 permits for First Amendment events that will take place over inauguration week on park service land that includes the National Mall and the White House. Each protest ranges in size from 50 people to 200,000, however, any protest less than 25 people does not require a permit.

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D.C.'s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has been preparing for the protests and the inauguration crowds since April. They're expecting 800,000 - 900,000 people to attend overall, which is significantly less than Obama's inauguration in 2009 that drew 1.8 million and forced the city into gridlock.

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The largest protest is expected to come the day after Trump's inauguration. According to the permit they acquired for 200,000 demonstrators and the responses they've received via social media, the Women's March on Washington is predicted to draw hundreds of thousands of protesters in the nation's capital on Jan. 21, although there will be corresponding protests across the country.


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[underpants]

1. I wonder how much coverage this will get

On October 26, 2002 at least 200k marched against the war but if you weren't watching TV that afternoon you probably didn't see it.

[oldtime dfl_er]

28. WHOMEVER IS COVERING IT

needs to be viewed in large numbers.

I hope everyone turns OFF any channel that shows any ceremonial inaugural bs, and turns ON any channel that shows extensive protest coverage. it's one way to send a message to the corporate media.

[MistakenLamb]

29. I remember that well it was infuriating n/t

[bdamomma]

2. for all those who are participating

in DC give them hell, be careful and tape everything.

And I bet not one news network will televise this.

I know Democracy Now will be there. Amy Goodman.

[tblue37]

4. So it needs to be live streamed and videos need to go viral across all social media. Don't

wait for the corporate media to tell our story. They won't. ANY MSM reference to protests will smear them as violent riots.

[barbtries]

10. i'm betting CSpan will cover it.

otherwise all bets are off - the local sister marches may be likely to get more coverage.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. That's okay

Trump has the "Wall of meatheads" to protect him.

[sheshe2]

5. Ha!

Yes, but it will sure tick him off. He'll have a hissy tweet.

[nolabear]

6. Betcha they break a million. Meanwhile the hotels aren't sold out for the inauguration.

Per CNN, who finally has the bit in its teeth!

[ThePatriots]

7. Can someone give me a rundown of protests taking place on the 20th?

I bought a bus ticket when I thought the march was on the 20th (seriously, the 21st? that's the easy route) and now I don't know what to do.

[suffragette]

11. Having the main protest on the 21st draws contrast between inauguration and protest numbers.

It's not 'easy,' it's necessary.

Here's a link with Jan 20th protests. It was easy to find:


https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2017/01/13/your-guide-to-inauguration-demonstrations-marches-and-protests/?utm_term=.e3bda30eff31

[ThePatriots]

13. Sounds like a cop-out after the fact

You know what a good contrast would be? Actually demonstrating physical CONTRAST by being side-to-side.

[suffragette]

18. You have the choice to join those on the 20th

who are protesting then.

Seems your main purpose in posting is to disparage those who will be protesting on the 21st.

I wonder why?

[ThePatriots]

24. That's why I'm asking about it

I'm going to be there on the 20th. I'm saying these things because this directly affects me and the effectiveness of my/our activism. Chill.

[rgbecker]

36. You'll want to go to the Navy Memorial for this one.

http://www.answercoalition.org/

Great group fights on the right side of all the issues.

[HoneyBadger]

37. DisruptJ20-These guys know how to hang-they have 4 events in DC on the 20th

A group led by self-avowed anarchists says it intends to “paralyze” Washington, D.C., amid President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next Friday, using security point blockades, protests and sit-ins in an attempt to grind the Republican’s swearing-in to a halt.

“If the headline (on Jan. 21) is, ‘Donald Trump inaugurated amid complete chaos and a cluster (expletive),’ then we won,” Legba Carrefour, an organizer for the group, DisruptJ20, said by phone yesterday. “A lot of us are people who could be considered anarchists. None of us have respect for the office or the man.”

The promised actions by the group come amid a raft of marches and events scheduled for the nation’s capitol and beyond protesting Trump’s ascension to the White House. But DisruptJ20, which has spread its plan via a stylized website and social media, aims to go far beyond a “boring walk in the street,” Carrefour said.

It’s holding training sessions for protesters, organizing a weeklong set of events and even providing legal guidance on its website in case of arrests. On the website, it declares, among other messages, that “cops lie a lot.”

“We’re planning a series of massive direct actions that will shut down the Inauguration ceremonies and any related celebrations — the Inaugural parade, the Inaugural balls, you name it,” the group’s site reads. “We’re also planning to paralyze the city itself, using blockades and marches to stop traffic and even public transit.”

Carrefour declined to say how many people the group expects to participate, and said that despite the group’s calls for mass disruption, he’s not concerned about “violence on the part of protesters.”

“We can do a lot with 200 people,” Carrefour said.

Peter Newsham, the acting chief of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police, has said police are aware of calls to disrupt the inaugural events but said cops don’t anticipate making mass arrests. A department spokesman yesterday declined to specify what security measures law enforcement are taking.

“The fact that you have some folks that are indicating on social media that they’re coming down to shut down the inauguration and the events is something that we will be prepared for,” Newsham said at a press conference last week.

A Trump spokeswoman deferred questions to the U.S. Secret Service, which did not respond to a request for comment.

State Rep. Geoff Diehl, Trump’s Bay State co-chairman, brushed off the promised protests, saying talk of widespread disruption was also commonplace before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

“This sounds a lot like big talk, much like the RNC,” said Diehl, who plans to attend Trump’s swearing-in.

[ThePatriots]

38. Does anyone have specifics for the church in question?

We can provide mass housing on a church floor from January 14th – 21st. Please bring a sleeping bag and anything else you need to be comfortable. We will have community guidelines posted at the space that folks will be expected to follow for everyone’s safety. If you would like to reserve a spot at this space, please sign up below.

[HoneyBadger]

30. DisruptJ20 is marching

They have a lot of stuff going on like shutting down DC with road blocks. That is probably the biggest group on the 20th.

[suffragette]

33. Maybe reply to the poster asking what protest he or she could attend on the 20th?

[onenote]

8. The headline doesn't match the story.

900,000 is the total for the inauguration and protestors on Friday. Estimates for Saturday are 250,000, although I'm betting its more.

[safeinOhio]

14. Lots more.

A bunch from Ohio and Michigan that I know of.

[onenote]

16. Yep, many of my neighbors have family members coming in from out of town for the march

[Justice]

17. Lots more. We will be there.

[barbtries]

9. i will be in DC

with son (maybe 2 sons), DIL, granddaughter, and niece for the womens march on Saturday. it's gonna be huge. i'm so excited it's hard to work.
on the 20th we'll go to the Dulles airport Smithsonian; i want to show my 9-year-old granddaughter who's coming from CA a little bit of history while we're there. along with making a little bit of history!

[NCTraveler]

12. Here is why this will be covered unlike some of the larger protests in the past.

They know the more it is covered the greater the reaction from Trump.

[LAGC]

15. EGG-zactly!

Expect Trump to come completely unhinged over Twitter and start lashing out like never before.

His first defining "presidential moments" are quite truly going to be him busting out a round-the-clock non-stop tweetstorm to put all others to shame.

If many (of even his own followers who voted for him) aren't concerned about his mental fitness for the job yet, all should be quite apparent by the end of the week.

[ashredux]

19. Record setting....

Nationwide the demonstration will be HUGE.....a Beautiful Thing

[Big_K]

20. If there are protesters out on Friday,

Can they bang pots, honk horns, blow vuvuzelas, and otherwise try to drown out that asshat?*


And, if he wore an asshat, perhaps his hair wouldn't be yellow from the piss.

Thank you, and enjoy the Veal.

[Jacob Boehme]

21. Trump Inauguration: D.C. braced for 900,000 Protesters

Trump Yells "FUCK! Secret Service...Hide My Ass!"

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[kpete]

22. mr pete & i

will be there with our SoCal group of family and friends

RESIST!,
kp

[sheshe2]

23. Excellent.

Good for you kpete!

[mcar]

25. I'll be one of them!

[sheshe2]

26. brava!

[mcar]

27. I'm looking forward to it

Even though I don't like crowds

[Warpy]

31. I fear for the inauguration day protestors

because a lot of those young kids are going to get their baptism into civil disobedience via fractured skulls. Trump's chumps are no different from Nixon's hard hats in that regard. The overreaction of dumb men for Nixon didn't inspire the revulsion we hoped it would and neither will the overreaction of the Trump Chumps because it will all go unreported.

[sheshe2]

32. I fear for them as well, Warpy.

[yallerdawg]

34. That explains why the Corrupt One keeps claiming...

a million are coming to his inauguration.

Technically, they are!

Just don't read the signs, listen to the voices, or open your eyes, Mr. Precedent.

[sheshe2]

35. Signs like this?