Updated Nov 8, 2024 - News

Women's March plans to protest Trump's second presidency in D.C.

Mimi Montgomery

A photo of people protesting in D.C. with the U.S. Capitol in the background. — Protestors during the first Women's March in 2017. Photo: Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images

The Women's March group is returning with a series of D.C. protests in light of President-elect Trump's win.

Why it matters: The first Women's March was held the day after Trump's 2017 inauguration to protest what the participants saw as threats the administration posed to issues like civil rights and gender equality. It's considered to be the U.S.' biggest-ever single-day demonstration.

And now, almost eight years later, the group is protesting another Trump presidency.

State of play: The Women's March group will host a rally in D.C. Saturday at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station "to build community and power ahead of another Trump term," a spokesperson tells Axios.

It will host a rally in New York, too.

What's ahead: There will also be a "People's March on Washington" held in D.C. on Jan. 18, the Saturday before Trump's second inauguration, hosted by organizations like the Women's March group, Abortion Access Now, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.

Around 50,000 people are expected to attend, per a permit application.
The site hasn't yet been determined, per the spokesperson.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add new details about the Jan. 18 march.

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