Inauguration Day: Worldwide Protests Denounce, Mock Pres. Trump

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Inauguration Day: Worldwide Protests Mock Trump, Denounce US Imperialism

IN PICTURES: Burning flags and anti-imperialist defiance greeted the "USA's Wretched Day" from El Salvador to the Philippines, Palestine to Europe.

The dawn of the Trump era was greeted in cities across the globe by widespread mockery, anger and trepidation as protesters took to the streets en masse to denounce the ultra-belligerent new head of state.

President Donald J. Trump swiftly rose to power on a populist platform that utilized anti-establishment rhetoric as well as anti-immigrant, racist and misogynistic bigotry, along with Islamophobic and China-bashing tropes. His message, while often hamfisted, was forceful – "Make America Great Again." If elected president, Trump promised on the campaign trail, he would restore the eroded global hegemony and faltering economy of the U.S.

President Trump remained on-message Friday, delivering an inaugural address rich with "America First" belligerence and a radically nationalist edge tailored for his overwhelmingly white support base. However, in other cities across the world Trump's inauguration invoked the wrath of workers' associations, LGBTQ and women's rights advocates, migrant justice organizations and anti-imperialist movements worldwide.

teleSUR takes a look at some of the protests occurring across the globe in reaction to the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump.

Protesters burn a U.S. flag and a mock flag with pictures of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the U.S. embassy in metro Manila, Philippines, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Salvadoran workers gather during a protest against the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in San Salvador, El Salvador Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest against a promise by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to re-locate the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Jan. 19, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Anti-riot police block protesters holding placards against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump outside the U.S. embassy in metro Manila, Philippines, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Demonstrators hang a banner that reads "Queer Solidarity Smashes Borders" from Vauxhall Bridge during a protest against the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president, in London, Britain, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President, outside the U.S. embassy in London, Britain, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Anti-Trump protesters gather during a protest against the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Berlin, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

A Salvadoran worker holds a picture of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump with the words, "Yankee go home," during a protest against Trump's inauguration, in San Salvador, El Salvador Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

A demonstrator wears a mask during a protest against the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President outside the U.S. embassy in London, Britain, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

A demonstrator against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands in the foreground of the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall before Trump is to be sworn in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Women of the Boundless Across Borders organization react during a bi-national protest called Braiding Borders at the Santa Fe international crossing bridge to send a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that women's rights are human rights, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Feminist protesters denounce Trump in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:EFE

Protesters chain themselves to an entry point prior at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Demonstrators hold up banners during a protest against the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President in Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan. 20, 2017. Photo:Reuters

Published 20 January 2017