US WOMEN RALLY AGAINST TRUMP ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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omen have protested in the United States against President
Donald Trump on International Women's Day, with many Americans skipping work or
boycotting stores.
The protest on
Wednesday, dubbed "A Day Without a Woman," was modeled in part after
pro-immigrant demonstrations against Trump’s immigration policies on February
16.
American women took
advantage of the momentum of the Women's March on Washington on January 21, the
day after Trump's inauguration.
The protest was the
latest in a series of anti-Trump rallies since his presidential election on
November 8.
Protests were held in
numerous American cities, including Washington, New York City and Los Angeles.
Thousands of women
attended the rallies in New York City. At least 13 protesters were arrested for
"disorderly conduct" after sitting in the street near the Trump Hotel
in midtown Manhattan.
Nearly 1,000 women
converged outside Los Angeles City Hall, many of them critical of Trump’s
effort to repeal former president Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
About 1,500 people gathered in San Francisco,
most dressed in symbolic red that has become one of the themes of the rally.
Not all American
women, however, support the call for a women's strike, with some critics
describing the movement's aims as vague and disrupting the work day.
Trump, who was
accused of misogyny during his election campaign, took to his Twitter account
on Wednesday to cite the "critical role" of women around the world.
During his campaign,
Trump faced severe backlash over a leaked 2005 videotape that showed him using
obscene language about women. READ MORE
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