A ‘Vagina Dress,’ Fascism, And Abortion: Anti-Trump Protesters Attend 2025 Women’s March

Protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., argued that Donald Trump presents a serious threat to women’s rights and American freedoms — but failed to provide concrete examples of how the president-elect will actually do that.

The Daily Wire attended the Women’s March on Saturday morning in the nation’s capital, where thousands of anti-Trump and left-leaning protestors gathered to voice their opinions on a wide variety of topics: Trump himself, abortion, transgender issues, immigration, climate change, and more.

“I marched in 2017,” one woman told The Daily Wire, holding a sign that read, “I can’t believe I have to do this shit twice.”

“I’m mad about a lot of things, but this is really what it boils down to,” she said, pointing to her sign.

The controversial 2017 protest reportedly drew a million protestors to Washington when Trump first took office, according to organizer estimates at the time. This year, the event drew a much smaller crowd, with multiple outlets estimating that “thousands” attended the Women’s March, rebranded the “People’s March,” to be more inclusive, as protestors explained to The Daily Wire.

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Anti-Trump protestors at the Women’s March tell @realDailyWire they are VERY concerned about Donald Trump’s next administration…but when we asked for specifics, we didn’t learn too much more. pic.twitter.com/V6pbvJd8nR

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) January 19, 2025

“I identify myself as worshipping Jesus, and I’m all about the fact that Jesus gave us all brains and hearts so we can care for each other,” one anti-Trump grandmother told The Daily Wire, saying Trump was “chaotic” and attacked women.

Asked what aspect of Trump most concerns her, she replied, holding a giant “Pussies Against the Patriarchy” sign above her head: “The hateful speech that he promotes. It disgusts me for my children and my grandchildren. It’s disheartening for me as a woman and a person in this country. We should be better than that.”

The Daily Wire spoke with one female protestor who was elaborately dressed in what she described as a “vagina dress.” This protestor shared that she is bothered by the Women’s March rebranding to be the People’s March, saying: “It’s sort of a trend lately to eliminate the word woman.”

Pressed to explain more, she suggested that she shouldn’t talk about the matter since the Women’s March crowd would be hostile to her words, but briefly said: “It’s important to say that word. Also lesbian. Not just LGBTQIA+.”

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Women’s Marcher wearing a “vagina dress” tells @MaryMargOlohan it’s “sort of a trend lately to eliminate the word woman.”

“It’s important to say that word. Also lesbian. Not just LGBTQIA+.” pic.twitter.com/SE3IYGtHfW

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 18, 2025

Some protestors were handing out papers detailing efforts to combat Trump’s plans to stop the border crisis.

“We’re here to defeat Donald Trump and his fascist movement,” one male protestor wearing a mask told the Daily Wire. “Donald Trump has stated that on day one he’s going to carry out mass deportations and to pardon January 6 rioters and especially, the Laken Riley bill is an immigrant bashing bill that has to be defeated now.”

Asked if he knew about Laken Riley, a young woman brutally killed by an illegal immigrant, the man laughingly replied: “I didn’t retain it…”

Pressed about whether he supports measures to protect the United States border from criminals, he replied: “That has been a really right-wing rhetoric, crimes happen everywhere in the world, and in any community, and to paint a picture that illegal immigrants are coming in to be terrorists and criminals, that’s just plain racist. We are for open borders, and for citizenship rights for all, with or without papers.”

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Women’s Marcher tells @realDailyWire: “The Laken Riley bill is an immigrant bashing bill that needs to be defeated now.”

Then tells me he does not know who Laken Riley is. pic.twitter.com/4ZfL5wbXhj

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) January 18, 2025

The Daily Wire also spoke with a man who said he had traveled across the country to various events to “share the love of Christ” by carrying a cross through crowds.

“I think people are broken,” he said, asked how he felt about the Women’s March. “And I think people are searching, and they’re wanting something more than what they have right now, and the only thing that can fill their heart is Christ.”

A man carries a cross through the Women’s March “to share the love of Christ.”

“I think people are broken. And I think people are searching, and they’re wanting something more than what they have right now, and the only thing that can fill their heart is Christ.” pic.twitter.com/bFOb9Rce9j

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 18, 2025

On Monday, Trump will be inaugurated in Washington and officially become the 47th President of the United States.