WATCH: Crowds Flood DC Metro System For Women’s March, Unlike Before Inauguration
Saturday Protest Will Be Largest Inauguration-Related Demonstration In History
Shady grove metro station y’all pic.twitter.com/1J64PawoVw
— Young Angeline (@angelineking47) January 21, 2017
Ridership on Washington, D.C.’s Metro system on Friday was the lowest in at least three presidential inaugurations, according to The Washington Post. In fact, it only slightly outpaced ridership for a typical Friday.Â
But Saturday was shaping up to be much different, with protesters flooding the transit system on their way to the anti-Trump Women’s March on Washington, which is expected to be the largest inauguration-related demonstration in U.S. history.Â
The march begins at 10 a.m. Eastern, just blocks from where Trump took the oath of office. You can watch a livestream here.Â
Metro was half empty for #Inauguration
Today: Crowds overwhelming Metro for #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/lE1tL5G5Oa— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) January 21, 2017
It doesn’t even start for another hour. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/zLD5cRfJKW
— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) January 21, 2017
Taking over DC Metro #WomensMarch! pic.twitter.com/6lUhSpGZyu
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) January 21, 2017
Today pic.twitter.com/GaIAe6b7p8
— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) January 21, 2017
Yesterday https://t.co/8OtO0dYZxD
— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) January 21, 2017
This is the line TO GET ONTO THE METRO near DC. Yesterday, we walked right in. This march is going to be gargantuan. pic.twitter.com/coUqmVddwY
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) January 21, 2017
Here are the crowds that didn’t show yesterday. https://t.co/63hwz7qrNL
— David Waldman (@KagroX) January 21, 2017
Line at Bethesda metro is already its own enormous march. pic.twitter.com/mSeSyXGGPI
— Michelle Legro (@michellelegro) January 21, 2017
Subway chants this morning: “dump Trump dump Trump.” “Hey hey ho ho Donald Trump has gotta go.” pic.twitter.com/5NmfduZ5EU
— Nidhi Subbaraman (@NidhiSubs) January 21, 2017
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