Reuters reported that thousands gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration. 

 

Activists for women’s rights, racial justice, and various causes rallied against policies they fear will threaten their constitutional rights during the Republican's second term.

 

 

Some protesters wore pink hats, a symbol of the much larger protest against Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. 

 

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The crowd moved through downtown, braving light rain, passing the White House, and heading towards the Lincoln Memorial for the "People’s March."

 

This year’s protests were smaller, partly due to divisions within the US women's rights movement following Trump’s defeat of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in November. 

 

Organizers expected 50,000 attendees, while local police estimated around 25,000. Over 300 other marches were planned nationwide.

 

Reproductive rights groups, along with civil rights, environmental, and other activists, came together to organize the march against Trump, who is set to take office on Monday after losing his 2020 reelection bid to President Joe Biden.