In Washington, the protest stage was next to the US Labor Department, whose facade is partly covered with a big banner displaying Trump's face. One protester, Connor O'Donnell, 33, shared his concern that such banners are more common on authoritarian states.
"I'm a proud resident of DC, I don't want to see the military weaponized against Democratic cities to squash dissent, and I am feeling energized and proud that we still have the ability to come here to protest," O'Donnell said, as he held a sign portraying Trump dressed as the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "As I'm speaking to you, I'm looking at a banner of Trump's face hanging on a federal building next to an American flag, and countries don't necessarily realize that they're slipping into authoritarianism until it actually happens."