Inauguration Protests Only Fraction of 2017

The organized resistance waiting to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump this weekend will be a fraction the size of those in 2017, The Hill reported.

When Trump first shocked the world by capturing the Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, his inauguration was marked with protesters 500,000 strong. This time, the voices opposed to Trump reclaiming the White House likely will be only 50,000.

The People’s March is comprised of various groups including the Women’s March, whose numbers in 2017 swelled following the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of Trump released just prior to the election. Yet this year, the groups opposing Trump say a change in strategy as well as overall fatigue have made the numbers plummet.

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