Roughly 200,000 people showed up for the Washington, D.C. protest, according to organizers.
Scientist and TV personality Bill Nye was among the speakers who took the podium at Washington, D.C., recalling the protests against the Vietnam War.
“We are protesting in the same fashion today. Only today, the stakes are higher. Rather than abandoning a war against an elusive, perhaps sometimes imaginary foe, we are confronting the possible end of our republic,” Nye said
“We are here to tell our lawmakers that what’s going on in our government is wrong. They must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants. No thrones, no crowns, no kings,” Nye said to a cheering crowd.
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was also among the protesters in Washington, telling ABC News he was struck by one sign that said “silence is compliance.”
“We cannot be silent with this increasing militarization of our cities, the abuse of the Justice Department and] the dismantling of science. People need to speak out, and it’s wonderful millions around the country are speaking out today,” Schiff said in an interview.
