Over 5,000 protesters in Washington D.C. took to the streets to demonstrate against Trump and voter suppression. Massive banners were unfurled that said ‘Remove Trump’, with many protesters fighting police. Over 20 were arrested during individual assaults by MPD and other regional departments.
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