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Demonstrators protest Donald Trump's inauguration

A protester is dragged away from a public access point to the National Mall on 14th Street NW prior to the inauguration on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Demonstrators gathered in the streets of Washington on Friday to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.

Some held banners, some wore masks and some lashed out in violence. They carried signs and symbols that attacked Trump for allegedly being dishonest, pro-Russian, illegitimate and even fascist.

At an entry point

Protesters chain themselves to an entry point prior at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 20, 2017.
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Protesters lock themselves to an entry point before the inauguration.

Masked and angry

Demonstrators protest against US President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration on January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC.
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Two protesters, one in a caricature mask of Trump, protest the inauguration.

Not their president

Demonstrators protest before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Demonstrators protest before the swearing-in.

Scuffle

Protesters attack a man trying to pass at an entry point prior at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC, U.S., January 20, 2017.
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Protesters attack a man trying to pass at an entry point to the inauguration.

Protesting Russia

Anti-Trump demonstrators hold banners on the inauguration day of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, in Washington, United States on January 20, 2017.
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Anti-Trump demonstrators hold banners in Washington on Inauguration Day.

Make racists afraid again

Protesters are surrounded by riot police during a protest at the American Health Care Association in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2017.
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Police stand in front of protesters holding a "make racists afraid again banner."

Protesters running the streets

Protestors run through the street before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Protesters draped in black run through the streets of Washington.

Mocking Trump's approval rating

Protesters against and supporters of Donald Trump gather prior to the presidential inauguration in front of the Trump Hotel on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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A protester outside of the Capitol raises a sign mocking the new president's approval rating.

Broken windows

A worker stands while cleaning a window smashed by anti-Trump protesters on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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A worker at a Washington storefront cleans the remains of a window smashed by anti-Trump protesters.

Guarding Starbucks

Police arrests anti-Trump protesters after smashing a bank's glass in Washington, USA on January 20, 2017. (
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Violent protesters destroyed the windows of a Starbucks in Washington. Here, a man stood guard over the damaged building.

Setting fire

Protesters set fires in protest against the inauguration of President Donald Trump January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Demonstrators set fires in protest against the inauguration of Trump.