NEW YORK — Thousands of demonstrators turned out across the United States Monday to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents’ Day protest dubbed “Not My President’s Day.’’
The events on the federal holiday didn’t draw nearly as many people as the million-plus who thronged the streets after the Republican president’s inauguration a month earlier, but the message was similar.
Thousands of flag-waving protesters lined up outside Central Park in Manhattan. Many in the crowd chanted ‘‘No ban, no wall. The Trump regime has got to fall.’’ They held aloft signs saying ‘‘Uphold the Constitution Now’’ and ‘‘Impeach the Liar.’’
A rally in downtown Los Angeles also drew thousands. Demonstrators there called attention to Trump’s crackdown on immigration and his party’s response to climate change and the environment. Organizers said they chose to rally on the holiday as a way to honor past presidents by exercising their constitutional right to assemble and peacefully protest.
In Chicago, several hundred rallied across the river from Trump Tower, shouting ‘‘Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go.’’
Rebecca Wolfram of Chicago, who’s in her 60s, said concerns about climate change and immigrant rights under Trump prompted her to start attending rallies.
‘‘I’m trying to demonstrate as much as possible until I figure out what else to do,’’ said Wolfram, who held a sign that said ‘‘Old white ladies are really displeased.’’
Several hundred demonstrated in Washington, D.C. Dozens gathered in Dupont Circle chanting ‘‘Dump Trump’’ and ‘‘Love, not hate: That’s what makes America great.’’
Dozens marched through midtown Atlanta for a rally named with a Georgia flavor: ‘‘ImPeach Now!’’
Hundreds of protesters chanting ‘‘This is what democracy looks like’’ marched through Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the crowd marched to push back against Trump and his administration’s stance on such issues as the environment, immigration, free speech, and Russia.
A small but unruly group of protesters faced off with police in downtown Portland, Ore., where police took some people into custody.
