Americans in cities coast-to-coast poured into the streets Saturday for the Women's March, an event that highlighted not only vehement opposition to the policies of the Trump administration but also support for the #MeToo movement that has taken hold in recent months.
As the federal government began a shutdown following Congress’s failure to agree on a stopgap spending measure, the signs on display in New York, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles denounced Donald Trump and urged more women to vote even as the president sought in a Twitter post to claim credit for a healthy U.S. economy.
Demonstrators outside of the Lincoln Memorial during the Women's March on Washington.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
Marchers head to Grand Park during the Women's March on Los Angeles.
Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg
In New York City, marchers chanted “resist fascism” and protested the administration's immigration policies. Here, women head toward Columbus Circle in Manhattan.
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
Demonstrators emerging from the Metro in Los Angeles.
Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg
A woman holds a sign at the reflecting pool during the Women's March on Washington.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
Flowers with tags that read “We, The Women” during the Women's March on Chicago.
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg
The flowers were given to demonstrators during the Chicago march.
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg
Demonstrators heading toward Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
More moderate temperatures greeted demonstrators in Chicago after weeks of bitter cold. Here they waited for speakers to arrive.
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg
A demonstrator holds a “Never Again” sign.
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg
Demonstrators near Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
In Washington, many signs directly referenced Trump and his policies.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
A child holds a sign during the Women's March on Los Angeles.
Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined demonstrators during the Women's March on Washington.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
One demonstrator took the protest directly to the White House.
