An estimated 22,000 march in Houston to protest Donald Trump
More than 20,000 singing, sign-waving protesters packed Hermann Square to roar their opposition to newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and show their solidarity with marching women across the nation Saturday.
The speaker line-up included Mayor Sylvester Turner, State Rep. Gene Wu and U.S. Rep. Al Green, who addressed a sea of people one organizer described as "the biggest crowd ever."
"There is no room for hate in our state," Turner told the enthusiastic masses.
Organized at the last minute, the march drew a massive and diverse crowd - even in a city not known for large protest turnout.
Planning started just over a week before the event, and the Facebook event only garnered around 5,000 responses.
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