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Protestors and Trump supporters alike converged on Washington, D.C. through Jan. 20-21 for the inauguration and women’s march at the Capital.
Women throughout the world protest
Donald Trump’s inauguration
LARISA KARR
News Editor
lakarr@unca.edu
Over the weekend, the eyes of
the world turned to Washington,
D .C. for the inauguration of Don
ald Trump and the massive pro
tests that followed.
People gathered from all over
the country to witness the event,
many in support, many in oppo
sition.
“I came here because I’m abso
lutely appalled at the outcome of
the recent election,” said 37-year-
old Emma Bryant, a professor at
George Washington University.
“It’s extremely frightening times
and I think we all need to pull
together and make a very, very
public and strong statement about
the fact that we’re not going to be
standing for the kind of changes
that President-elect Trump wants
to bring in.”
Trump supporters huddled to
gether under the cold, overcast
D.C. sky, joking with each other,
smiles on their faces continuous
ly as they waited for the line to
the security checkpoint to move
forward.
For Robert Bell, a 37-year-old
registered nurse, the excitement
toward the new president was
bolstered by the sense of patrio
tism he helped to foster.
“I identify with most that I find
somebody that makes me feel
proud to be American again and
is proud of this country,” Sell
said. “I think for too long the
people have empowered presi
dents that have had a small dis
dain for America and what they
do. They believe that America
was corrupt and evil on its found
ing and Trump turns that around
to a positive that we were not.”
Once inside the gates, there
was a bevy of rallies available
for both dissenter and supporter
alike. Down the road from the
White House, on Pennsylvania
Avenue, Black Lives Matter afid
indigenous rights activists gath
ered together for hours to lead
protests against the new presi
dent.
“I think this is how you wel
come somebody who was not
elected by the popular, vote into
office,” said 37-year-old Dana
Blanchard, an employee at an in
dependent book publisher. “He’s
against everything that most peo-
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