On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 25th President of the United States. Just outside the borders of that weekend's formal celebrations, people from across the country took to the Washington D.C. streets to inaugurate the next four years of resistance to new administration.
Performance artist Matthew Silver, naked except for his underwear, holds a sign at the Deploraball protest outside the National Press Club. The demonstration is part of #DisruptJ20, a coordinated series of direct actions over inauguration weekend to protest the incoming administration.
Protesters burn a copy of The Examiner with an illustration of Trump on the cover.
A police officer in riot gear watches the #DisruptJ20 Deploraball protests.
One woman films another woman screaming at her. It was unclear which was the Trump supporter and which was the protester.
A jewelry ad featuring Ivanka Trump is displayed outside Charles Schwartz & Sons Fine Jewelers in Washington, D.C. on inauguration day, January 20th. Since January, some retail stores have dropped their affiliations with Ivanka Trump's brand.
A Trump supporter attempts to shove through a line of #noDAPL protesters, who are using their bodies to block an inauguration security checkpoint. Together, #DisruptJ20 successfully shut down 7 of the 12 checkpoints around the main inauguration ceremony.
A brass band marches with #DisruptJ20.
#noDAPL protesters lead one of many #DisruptJ20 marches. Several of the protesters came to D.C. directly from the Standing Rock encampments resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Protesters stand on top of a bus stop and in trees at K Street and 13th Street Northwest, watching as riot cops throw flash bangs into crowds of mostly press photographers.
A soldier films the public through the window of an armored military vehicle at K Street and 13th Street Northwest.
Crowds gather near the National Mall for the Women’s March on Washington on January 21st, the day after Trumps inauguration. An estimated 500,000 people showed up to march, nearly three times as many as attended Trump’s inauguration.
Children weave their way through the crowds at the Women’s March on Washington.
Protesters wait for hours for the Women’s March to start. Eventually, organizers announced the cancellation of the official march because, as they explained, too many people had showed up. Some protesters chose to disperse while others marched unofficially.
Protesters pack into the Washington Metro after the Women’s March
A sign reading “RISE” in bushes near the National Mall