Over in New York, thousands joined the post inauguration women’s march. (Reported by EBC New York Bureau, Elle Aguilar) https://youtu.be/YbJDMaLtGqM
Tag: Inauguration
Violence mars anti-Trump protests in Washington
by Carlos HAMANN / Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Masked, black-clad protesters carrying anarchist flags smashed windows and scuffled with riot police Friday in downtown Washington, blocks away from the route of the parade in honor of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump. Washington police arrested more than 90 people over acts of vandalism committed on the fringe of peaceful citywide demonstrations being held against Trump’s inauguration. Just before the parade was due […]
Happy or miserable, Americans flock to watch Trump inauguration
by Daniel WOOLLS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Delighted or appalled by Donald Trump, throngs of people crowded the National Mall Friday to witness the singular moment of his swearing-in as US president and the world’s most powerful man. The happy ones, many wearing colorful garb with the slogans or face of their man, welcomed Trump as an overdue agent of change in a nation in need of a political and economic […]
Obama, Trump arrive at Capitol for swearing-in ceremony
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama and Donald Trump arrived at the US Capitol on Friday where the president-elect will be sworn in as the United States’ 45th head of state. Obama and his wife Michelle left the White House for the last time after hosting Trump and the incoming first lady Melania for a traditional tea and coffee. The two couples travelled in a joint motorcade for the 2.5 miles (four kilometers) down […]
Thousand protests Trump inauguration
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – As the formal inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump nears, thousands conduct protest in various places like New York City and Washington D.C. with many celebrities expressing their protest due to Trump’s many antics during his campaign.
US stocks, dollar fall ahead of Trump inauguration
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US stocks retreated and the dollar fell against most currencies Thursday in the final session before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Equities elsewhere were mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei climbing on a weaker yen, while European equities fell modestly after the European Central Bank kept interest rates low and adopted a generally dovish stance on monetary policy. Some analysts described heightened uncertainty about Trump among investors in the US, […]
Trump, on inauguration eve, pledges to ‘unify’ Americans
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump told Americans Thursday that he will “unify” the nation after a bruising election campaign, as he prepared for his inauguration the following day at the US Capitol. “We’re going to unify our country,” Trump told a crowd of thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial after a pre-inauguration concert. “We’re going to do things that haven’t been done for our country for many, many decades,” he added. “It’s […]
Celebrity-in-chief Trump struggles to get A-list inauguration talent
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has spent decades palling around in the celebrity world and once dreamed of a movie career. But for his presidential inauguration, he is finding little love in return. With a few days to go before the real estate mogul becomes the 45th president of the United States on Friday, Trump has struggled like none of his predecessors to find household names […]
Democrats not attending Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have now said they will not attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Friday, the vast majority of them in protest at Trump’s attack on civil rights icon John Lewis and others. The following is a list of those who have publicly said they will not attend the ceremony, and the states which they represent: House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer (Oregon) Judy Chu (California) Katherine […]
Washington protesters vow to fight for civil rights under Trump
U.S. civil rights activists vowed on Saturday to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice during the presidency of Donald Trump, kicking off a week of protests ahead of the Republican’s inauguration. About 2,000 mostly black protesters ignored steady rain to march and rally near Washington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, as speakers urged them to fight for minority rights and President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, which Trump has vowed to […]
Clinton to attend Trump’s presidential inauguration
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, as will former president George W. Bush, aides to the politicians said Tuesday. In all, at least three former presidents will be at the US Capitol in Washington for the historic ceremony that kicks off Trump’s term as the nation’s 45th commander in chief: Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Aides to both Clintons told AFP […]
U.S. military officials prepare for presidential inauguration
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — Military officials on Wednesday (December 14) briefed reporters on the planning underway ahead of next month’s presidential inauguration on January 20, 2017 Members of the Joint Task Force for the National Capitol Region displayed a large map with scale models of key points of interest for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as the 45th Commander in Chief. Mock-ups of the U.S. Capitol, the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial […]
