NEW YORK (AP) — People participating in marches in the United States and around the world walked in support of female empowerment and denounced President Donald Trump's views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights and women's rights on the anniversary of his inauguration.
Tens of thousands of them marched in cities up and down the West Coast. Actress Viola Davis addressed members of the Los Angeles crowd, many of whom carried signs like "Real news, fake president." In Park City, Utah, where the annual Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, actress Jane Fonda and nationally known attorney Gloria Allred joined the women's march.
Meanwhile, Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was a "perfect day" for women to march to celebrate the "economic success and wealth creation" that's happened during his first year in office — while women across the nation rallied against him and his policies.
"Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months," the Republican wrote. "Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!"
But demonstrators denounced Trump's views with colorful signs and even saltier language.
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Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second Women's March.
Midlanders held a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the Women's March Jan. 20, 2018, at the corner of Big Spring Street and Wadley Ave. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram
Midlanders held a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the Women's March Jan. 20, 2018, at the corner of Big Spring Street and Wadley Ave. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram
Midlanders held a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the Women's March Jan. 20, 2018, at the corner of Big Spring Street and Wadley Ave. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram
Midlanders held a peaceful protest on the anniversary of the Women's March Jan. 20, 2018, at the corner of Big Spring Street and Wadley Ave. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second women's march.
Demonstrators gather Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park in preparation for the second women's march.
Demonstrators hold signs at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more.
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Demonstrators attend the Respect Rally Park City during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Demonstrators attend the Respect Rally Park City during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Photo: Danny Moloshok, Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP
A demonstrator holds a sign related to U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia at the Respect Rally Park City during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
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Women's March demonstrators hold signs as they walk past the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more.
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Women's March demonstrators walk past the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Activists are returning to the streets a year after millions of people rallied worldwide at marches for female empowerment, hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office.
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Gov. Ralph Northam attends the Women's March in Richmond, Va., on Saturday Jan. 20, 2018. People participating in marches in the U.S. and around the world are walking in support of female empowerment and are denouncing President Donald Trump's views on immigration, abortion, LGBT and women's rights and more. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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Yoko Ono shows the peace sign as she waves to people taking part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York.
Yoko Ono shows the peace sign as she waves to people taking part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York.
Photo: Craig Ruttle, AP
Women's March demonstrators walk past the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Activists are returning to the streets a year after millions of people rallied worldwide at marches for female empowerment, hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office.
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Kiara Romero, 20, from Rockville, Md., joins the Women's March demonstrators as they walk past the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif, background center right, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., right, participate in the Women's March walk to the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more.
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People taking part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women walk past Trump International Hotel and Tower on Central Park West Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York.
People taking part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women walk past Trump International Hotel and Tower on Central Park West Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York.
Photo: Craig Ruttle, AP
Demonstrators crowd Broad Street in front of the Tennessee Aquarium during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Linh Dao of Richmond, Va., holds up a sign during the Women's March on Saturday Jan. 20, 2018. People participating in marches in the U.S. and around the world are walking in support of female empowerment and are denouncing President Donald Trump's views on immigration, abortion, LGBT and women's rights and more. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
lessLinh Dao of Richmond, Va., holds up a sign during the Women's March on Saturday Jan. 20, 2018. People participating in marches in the U.S. and around the world are walking in support of female empowerment and
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A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a sign as a women's march heading to the Texas State Capitol passes on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Austin, Texas.
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Demonstrators march on Market Street during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Luna Gerth rides on her father Manfred's shoulders during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Linus Cho, center, and Elizabeth Price, left, march with other demonstrators along 4th Street during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Thousands of demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Lillian Kight holds a U.S. flag with the #MeToo hashtag on her back as she marches with other demonstrators along 4th Street during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Abby Frazier, left, Emma Wagner, center, and Jamison Jones cheer in Coolidge Park before the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Demonstrators march on the Market Street Bridge during the Chattanooga Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Demonstrators gathered at Coolidge Park and marched across the Market Street Bridge through the city's tourist district to show solidarity with a national women's rights movement. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Women's March participants listen to speakers in Walla Walla, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. The march is among dozens of rallies being held around the country. The activists are hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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Women's Marchers make their way into downtown Walla Walla, Wash., from First Congregational Church Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. The march is among dozens of rallies being held around the country. The activists are hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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Members of the "Texas Handmaids" lead a women's march to the Texas State Capitol on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Austin, Texas.
Members of the "Texas Handmaids" lead a women's march to the Texas State Capitol on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Austin, Texas.
Photo: Eric Gay, AP
Women's Marchers make their way into downtown Walla Walla, Wash., from First Congregational Church Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. The march is among dozens of rallies being held around the country. The activists are hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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From Shreveport to Seneca Falls, a march for female power
Oklahoma City protesters chanted "We need a leader, not a creepy tweeter!" One woman donned a T-shirt with the likeness of social justice icon Woody Guthrie, who wrote "This Land Is Your Land."
Members of the group Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of Seattle burned sage and chanted in front of Seattle's rainy march.
In Richmond, Virginia, the crowd burst into cheers when a woman ran down the middle of the street carrying a pink flag with the word "Resist."
The march in Washington, D.C., on Saturday took on the feel of a political rally when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, both Democrats, urged women to run for office and vote to oppose Trump and the Republicans' agenda.
"We march, we run, we vote, we win," Pelosi said, to applause.
People gathered from Montpelier to Milwaukee, from Shreveport to Seneca Falls.
"I think right now with the #MeToo movement, it's even more important to stand for our rights," said Karen Tordivo, who marched in Cleveland with her husband and 6-year-old daughter.
In Palm Beach, Florida, home to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, several hundred people gathered carrying anti-Trump signs before marching. There, a group of women wearing red cloaks and white hats like the characters in the book and TV show "The Handmaid's Tale" marched in formation, their heads bowed.
Cathy Muldoon, a high school librarian from Dallas, Pennsylvania, took her two teenage daughters to the New York rally and said marching gives people hope. She said this year's action is set against the backdrop of the Trump presidency, which "turned out to be as scary as we thought it would be."
"I've not seen any checks and balances," she said. "Everything is moving toward the right, and we have a president who seems to have no decency."
Earlier Saturday, dozens of activists gathered in Rome to denounce violence against women and express support for the #MeToo movement. They were joined by Italian actress and director Asia Argento, who made headlines after alleging in 2017 she had been sexually assaulted by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s.
Argento addressed the criticism she received once she spoke up about her abuse.
"Women are scared to speak, and because I was vilified by everything I said, I was called a prostitute for being raped," she said at the rally.
Argento, who's 42, was strongly criticized by many Italian media and Italian women for not speaking out earlier and was hounded on Twitter with accusations that she sought trouble.
Weinstein has apologized for causing "a lot of pain" with "the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past," but he has denied "any allegations of non-consensual sex."
The 2017 rally in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of similar marches created solidarity for those opposing Trump's views, words and actions. Millions of people around the world marched during last year's rallies, and many on Saturday talked about the whirlwind of the past year.
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Lush reported from St. Petersburg, Florida.
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This story has been corrected to show that the Chicago event participant's surname is Mirza, not Miza, and that millions of people, not 1 million, marched last year.
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