Peaceful #protest and march outside the Old Post Office in #DC tonight. #NotMyPresident #UnitedAgainstHate pic.twitter.com/5dYFiDVgV1
— Ned Baker (@nedatsea) November 13, 2016
Vigil at Lafayette Park outside the White House to promote love, unity after #Trump election. pic.twitter.com/gYw4tpfKBi
— Darcy Spencer (@darcyspencer) November 13, 2016
Latest on anti #Trump rallies, marches including in DC at 11. https://t.co/FTTXgQE3G1 pic.twitter.com/IC3FS1xlAS
— Darcy Spencer (@darcyspencer) November 13, 2016
4000 people estimated to be in the anti trump protest marching in DC, per a pd source pic.twitter.com/Xo12WetR9S
— john r Stanton (@dcbigjohn) November 13, 2016
WASHINGTON – The anti-Trump protests continued on D.C. Saturday, with a march through the city and a vigil at the White House.
Hundreds gathered in front of the White House Saturday for a vigil protesting the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
At Lafayette Park in Northwest people sang and recited poetry. Organizers told NBC Washington that they did not want a protest but a showing of love and solidarity with communities hurt by the results of the election.
Nick Cicchinelli told NBC Washington that though there has been a lot of progress to protect the LGBT community, Trump’s elections “validates a lot of racist and xenophobic attitudes.”
One person said that she was upset with the way Trump ran the election, saying he used a lot of lies in his campaign.
BuzzFeed D.C. bureau chief John R. Stanton followed an estimated 4,000 anti-Trump protesters who marched across the city. Protesters walked along 14th Street toward U Street, winding their way to Gallery Place Chinatown to the White House and finally to Trump International Hotel.
DC anti trump protest now heading into Chinatown, appears en route to his hotel pic.twitter.com/6lePBEkjIg
— john r Stanton (@dcbigjohn) November 13, 2016
Protest in DC now outside Trump’s hotel pic.twitter.com/LPTZlZ0yva — john r Stanton (@dcbigjohn) November 13, 2016
Protesters have gathered at the hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue since Trump won the election.
On Thursday, Trump described the people protesting across the country as “professional protesters, incited by the media.” The following day he said that the he loved that the small groups of protesters have passion for the country.
The Associated Press reported that protesters vary from state to state, with crowds comprising high school students, immigrants and anarchists.
Protests against Trump’s win have been going on in big cities, such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon; and in smaller cities, such as Worcester, Massachusetts, Iowa City, Iowa, and Richmond, Virginia.
Watch NBC Washington’s coverage of the White House vigil on Saturday:
