- Title: Women march in Lisbon against Trump
- Date: 21st January 2017
- Summary: MORE OF PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF U.S. EMBASSY PLACARD READING (English) "RUDE OF YOU TO HAVE MADE ME COME OUT HERE ON THE WEEKEND" PLACARD SHOWING UNITED STATES PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CARICATURE PROTESTER CATHERINE ADAMS HOLDING BANNER READING (English): "THIS DIABETIC AMERICAN WOMAN HAS A RIGHT TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE" (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROTESTER, CATHERINE ADAMS, SAY
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- Keywords: Trump Women March inauguration presidency America Lisbon
- Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- Country: Portugal
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA003600XGZR
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- Story Text: Hundreds of protesters in Lisbon, Portugal joined global Women's March on Saturday (January 21) against newly installed U.S. President Trump in a show of solidarity with the main march in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.
Several marchers wore pink "pussy" hats, and carried banners with slogans like: "this pussy grabs back" after the emergence of a 2005 tape in which Trump spoke of women in a demeaning way sparked widespread outrage.
Women in Lisbon gave a host of reasons for marching, ranging from supporting other women who are going to be discriminated in the Trump administration to protesting new president's plans to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
"I was disappointed that Trump's first action was an executive order which sort of counteracts Obamacare the Affordable Healthcare Act. I'm a diabetic and Portuguese health care treated me really well and I think that the people in my country deserve that too," said Catherine Adams an American living in Portugal for six years.
Hours after taking the oath of office, Trump, who repeatedly promised to repeal Obama's signature health-care law, signed his first executive order, directing U.S. agencies to delay, waive or grant exemptions from any provisions of the Affordable Care Act deemed burdensome for states or individuals.
Worldwide, some 670 marches were planned, according to the organizers' website which says more than two million marchers are expected to protest against Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president on Friday (January 20).
Trump opponents have been angered by his comments during the campaign about women, illegal immigrants and Muslims and his pledges to scrap the Obamacare health reform and build a wall on the Mexican border.
The Republican's supporters admire his experience in business, including as a real estate developer and reality television star, and view him as an outsider who will take a fresh approach to politics.
Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to "make America great again" and said on Twitter that he would fight very hard to make his presidency a great journey for the American people.
Trump's critics have been emboldened to attack his legitimacy because his win came only in the Electoral College, which gives smaller states more clout in the outcome. He lost the popular vote to Clinton by about 2.9 million. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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