Protests against Donald Trump | |||
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From top to bottom, left to right:
Women's March in Washington, D.C, #notmypresident protester at a rally against Trump in New York City, protesters marching toward Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago), No Ban No Wall protest in Washington, D.C., protests against Executive Order 13769 in London, protester holding up a No Ban No Wall sign in Washington, D.C.. |
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Date | November 8, 2016–present (1 year, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) (mainly since Trump was elected as President of the United States) |
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Location | United States also other countries |
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Methods | Demonstration, Internet activism, political campaigning, riots, vandalism, arson, assault, violence, strike | ||
Status | Ongoing | ||
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Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 1 | ||
Injuries | 81+ | ||
Arrested |
465+ |
Presidential campaign
Post-election
465+
Protests against Donald Trump have occurred in the United States, Europe and elsewhere since his entry into the 2016 presidential campaign. Protests have expressed opposition to Trump's campaign rhetoric, his electoral win, his inauguration and various presidential actions. Some protests have taken the form of walk-outs, business closures, and petitions as well as rallies, demonstrations, and marches. While most protests have been peaceful, some protesters have destroyed property and attacked Trump supporters. Some have been criminally charged with rioting. The largest organized protest against Trump was the day after his inauguration; millions protested on January 21, 2017, during the Women's March, making it the largest single-day protest in the history of the United States.
A number of protests against Donald Trump's candidacy and political positions occurred during his presidential campaign, essentially at political rallies.
During his presidential campaign, activists organized demonstrations inside Trump's rallies, sometimes with calls to shut the rallies down; protesters began to attend his rallies displaying signs and disrupting proceedings.
There were occasional incidents of verbal abuse and/or physical violence, either against protesters or against Trump supporters. While most of the incidents amounted to simple heckling against the candidate, a few people had to be stopped by Secret Service agents. Large-scale disruption forced Trump to cancel a rally in Chicago on March 11, 2016, out of safety concerns. On June 18, 2016, an attempt was made to assassinate Trump. Michael Steven Sanford, a British national, was sentenced to one year in prison after he reached for a police officer's gun. He reportedly told a federal agent that he drove from California to Las Vegas with a plan to kill Trump.