200,000 protesters expected for Trump's inauguration

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Not everyone traveling to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration later this month will be in town to gleefully watch Donald Trump be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the Washington Examiner reports. As many as a fifth of the expected one million visitors will be in town to protest the president-elect.

The organizers of the Women's March protest officially reported to the National Parks Service that they are expecting 200,000 people at their event on Jan. 21. The group's application explained that the demonstration is intended as a way for people to "come together in solidarity to express to the new administration and Congress that women's rights are human rights and our power cannot be ignored."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.