Booing and chants of "Hey hey ho ho Donald Trump has got to go" as the motorcade rolls by. The crowd is now dispersing, with some headed to a demonstration at the National Press Club. So that appears to be a wrap on activity down by the Capitol #SOTU pic.twitter.com/ZDWjOQLEXp
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 31, 2018
Groups of anti-Trump protesters gathered outside of the Capitol building Tuesday night ahead of President Trump
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Protesters awaiting Trump’s motorcade taking him from the White House to address the joint session of Congress at the Capitol carried signs and chanted “lock him up,” according to BuzzFeed.
A larger group of protesters gathered across the National Mall, chanting, “This is what democracy looks like,” according to BuzzFeed.
Back at Independence and 3rd, encountered this small but tense confrontation between a lone Trump supporter and anti-Trump protesters (it broke up after about 15 minutes or so) pic.twitter.com/5DVxqbEL1e
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 30, 2018
BuzzFeed reported that the protests, including one small confrontation between a single Trump supporter and the anti-Trump protesters, dissipated after the motorcade passed, with some participants moving to the National Press Club to protest.