Climate March draws massive crowd to D.C. in sweltering heat
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Source: MSN/Washington Post
On a sweltering April day, tens of thousands of demonstrators assembled in Washington on Saturday for the latest installment of the regular protests that punctuate the Trump era. This large-scale climate march marked President Trump’s first 100 days in office, which have already seen multiple rollbacks of environmental protections and Obama climate policies.
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By late afternoon, even has thousands of marchers worked their way from the White House to the Washington Monument, many demonstrators were calling it a day. They trickled back into the streets of downtown, lugging their signs as they descended into the Metro or boarded buses for long trips home.
The line grew long outside the FroZenYo around the corner from the White House, where the climate warriors were looking for a way to cool off.
Organizers told the National Park Service that they expect 50,000 to 100,000 attendees. By late afternoon, they were claiming to have greatly exceeded that and reached 200,000. More than 375 satellite marches were held around the United States and even more around the world, from Manila to Amsterdam.
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Twice as many marchers showed up then planned. Good job for all those attended and marched. I attended a satellite march, which was surprisingly large even though it was not in a major downtown area.
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Temp hit a high of 86F and humid - and also this was going on at the same time as the NFL Draft event on the Parkway and the 123rd annual Penn Relays out in West Philly @ Penn.
