For The Second Time In Eight Days, Trump Protests Take Over D.C.’s Streets

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All images Leica M10 with 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE

We don’t typically march in the streets. We went 50 years as a Republican, some of those years spent as a spokesman for Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, and Bob Dole. But this is a moment in the life of our nation when one must stand up for what’s right.

Last Saturday’s Women’s March On Washington was a joyous, defiant statement on the newly inaugurated president. Today’s rally in Lafayette Park near the White House was something different. It was an emergency response to the mind-boggling news that, without any real thought other than hatred of Muslims and a desire to shock the world, the Trump Administration had banned all refugees and initiated the first step in its planned ban on Muslims. The Women’s March was planned months in advance; this one came about on a few hours notice, announced on Facebook. The crowd wasn’t joyous, but there was an esprit de corps, a sense we are in this together. Last week, when we posted images from The Women’s March, we wrote, “We think we’re going to be out in the streets quite a bit in the months and years ahead.” Who knew it would be only eight days. Here are some pictures from the event today.

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