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In lieu of President Trump’s inauguration in January of 2017,  the many promises he made to his now waning group of Republican supporters were received with backlash from people around the world. From his immigration ban on many Muslim majority countries to his multi-billion plan to build a wall on the United States-Mexico border. Throughout Trump’s many decades in the public eye as the star of “The Apprentice” and his new-found love for politics (or lack of), the President has made numerous amounts of comments dehumanizing and objectifying women. One of his leverage points during his campaign was his pro-life stance on abortion, and that women should face federal punishment should they have a one, with an exception to extreme circumstances. After tapes from 2005 were leaked, showing him making further grotesque comments, late in the election, the shock was unanimous when he still managed to win the election on November 8.

 

On January 21, 2017, the day after the Trump inauguration, the Women’s March on Washington took place in all countries and cities around the world, amplifying the fight for women’s rights. It spread like wildfire on social media and news outlets around the world and went on to become the largest protest in U.S history. Millions of men and women participated in what became one of the biggest political and social statements in history. The now infamous pink hats and thousands of handmade signs represented a new movement - the choice of the people - for the fight of freedom.

 

The 2016 presidential election was strenuous in many ways, but most prominently, it divided a nation based on red or blue. The Women’s March on Washington sent a bold message to the Trump administration: the voice of the people will be heard.