Lord knows the Europeans know a good leader when they see one - remember when Obama went to Germany? The people lined up for days to see the Boy Wonder. Took 'em about six months to figure out the guy was just another Marxist elitist like every one of THEIR damn politicians.
By the way, when are the "DUMP ISIS" marches going to start?
The story comes from DAWN.
'Dump Trump': Thousands join global march
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London, Paris and other cities across the world chanting “dump Trump” in solidarity with US protesters, a day after America's new president was inaugurated.
In London, a largely female crowd, which also had many men and children, packed a Trafalgar Square rally in solidarity with women-led demonstrations throughout the United States.
“Our Rights Are Not For Grabs — Neither Are We” were among the banners held aloft, along with “We shall overcomb” and “Make bigotry wrong again”.
Hannah Bryant, a 34-year-old museum worker, brought her four-year-old daughter — both of them wearing the bright pink “pussy hats” worn by US demonstrators.
“I've been teaching her about equality and prejudice,” she said.
“It's a feeling of solidarity — not in our name,” said Jill Pickering, a 56-year-old American student.
“I'm angry — I didn't vote for Trump.”
Organisers said 100,000 attended the London march, although there was no independent verification as police do not give an estimate.
In Paris, at least 2,000 people gathered near the Eiffel Tower, holding up banners that read “liberty, equality, sorority”, in a reference to France's national motto.
“I am here for women and for all minorities because Trump is a threat to all humanity,” said a US national Kendra Wergin, who is in her mid-30s.
Andreia Rossi, a 39-year-old Brazilian, told AFP she was taking part “because I am a woman, but also because I want to protest against everything Trump represents.”
She added: “It's very dangerous, he has lied to all those who voted for him, and that can happen in France too.”
Right-wing populists and nationalist groups in France and elsewhere in Europe have been emboldened by Trump's victory as well as by Britain's vote last year to leave the European Union.
While Trump won 42 per cent of the women's vote in the US, many worry that gender rights and other progress on women's health, contraception and abortion could be chipped away.
'Bridges not walls'
In Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Geneva too, protesters were enraged by Trump's derogatory remarks on women.
“We are here for women and for human rights,” one of a large contingent of American expatriate women told SkyTG24 news channel in Rome.
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