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'Make America Think Again': anti-Trump rallies take place worldwide

2017-02-04 2 Dailymotion

Clutching banners bearing slogans such as “Theresa the Appeaser” and “Make America Think Again”, thousands of protesters have gathered outside the US Embassy, before marching through central London.<br /><br /> Good sign bantz at the Trump protest in London. pic.twitter.com/3u2DLohTDj— James Thomas (@thomasj) February 4, 2017<br /><br /> US President Donald Trump’s travel ban has sparked international condemnation. A petition calling for the leader to be prevented from making an official state visit to the UK has garnered over 1.8 million signatures. <br /><br /> An online appeal for the president to be invited has just under 300,000 supporters at the time of writing.<br /><br /> Both petitions will be debated in parliament on February 20, 2017.<br /><br /> Some of the signs at London’s protest against Trump’s travel ban pic.twitter.com/EVwL1nv5m2— Ikran ‍ (@ikrandahir) February 4, 2017<br /><br /> Lindsey German, a spokeswoman for “Stop the War Coalition” attended the London rally.<br /><br /> “I think people worldwide are disgusted at Trump. They think this is totally unjustified. After all, this is a ban on Muslims from seven countries, four of which have been bombed and occupied by American troops. <br /><br /> “So people feel it is against civil liberties, against human rights and it will increase racism. It will also, in my opinion, increase terrorism,” she told reporters.<br /><br /> Paris<br /><br /> Around 1,000 people also marched through the centre of the French capital to demonstrate against Trump’s executive order.<br /><br /> LIVE #Paris #NoBanNoWall Manif contro Trump Radio1Rai pic.twitter.com/WKVEURX5AR— Maria Gianniti (mgianniti) February 4, 2017<br /><br /> Sydney<br /><br /> A similar number gathered in Sydney. US-Australian relations were tested on Thursday (February 2) following a phone call between the nation’s two leaders in which Trump reportedly labelled the two countries’ refugee resettlement deal “dumb.”<br /><br /> ‘I’ll pee on your wall’ #NoWallNoBan protest in Sydney today pic.twitter.com/PANiYw6GlL— Peter Boyle (@peter_b1953) February 4, 2017<br /><br /> #BringThemHere Protest in Sydney today pic.twitter.com/Klj7LFGJpw— Meg (@Meg_sy) February 4, 2017<br />

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