Women have protested in the United States against President Donald Trump on International Women’s Day, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores.
The protest on Wednesday, dubbed “A Day Without a Woman,” was modeled in part after pro-immigrant demonstrations against Trump’s immigration policies on February 16.
American women took advantage of the momentum of the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration.
The protest was the latest in a series of anti-Trump rallies since his presidential election on November 8.
Protests were held in numerous American cities, including Washington, New York City and Los Angeles.
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Thousands of women attended the rallies in New York City. At least 13 protesters were arrested for “disorderly conduct” after sitting in the street near the Trump Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
Nearly 1,000 women converged outside Los Angeles City Hall, many of them critical of Trump’s…