New Yorkers have taken to the streets to protest against President Donald Trump as he returned to his hometown for the first time since taking office.
The presidential motorcade was greeted by hundreds of protesters as it arrived at the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid on Thursday evening for a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm.
Large crowds assembled across the street at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, where Trump spoke Thursday night. Protesters also gathered near Trump Tower, the president’s home and business headquarters.
Shouting slogans like “Not My President,” and carrying signs that said “Dump Trump” and “Make America THINK Again,” the demonstrators challenged the businessman-turned-politician’s policy on everything from immigration to healthcare.
“As a lifelong New Yorker, I think…