Trump blasts celebrities and protesters from Women's March

Trump blasts celebrities and protesters from Women's March

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Donald Trump has lashed out at the millions of people who took to the streets to protest against his presidency.

Crowd estimates for the Women's March in Washington DC on Saturday topped one-million, while another 1.5 million were on the streets in Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and more than 600 other cities across America and the world.

The number of people in DC alone for the demonstration appeared to dwarf the number who lined the same streets on Friday for Trump's inauguration.



But that did not stop the Donald from taking aim at all those people in a tweet on Sunday morning.

'Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly,' he wrote.

But he then tried to backtrack on the remark, offering up a much softer message in a tweet sent more than an hour later.

'Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views,' he said.



The second tweet did not stop many reacting angrily to Trump's initial comments, with thousands responding to it negatively.

'This is all you have to say about the largest protest in US history? Stop tweeting until you decide to start governing,' Joseph Amodeo wrote.

'Millions more Americans voted against you sir. You said you would unite the country...yesterday demonstrated that unity!' Lonnell Williams said.



'FYI we did vote. You lost the popular vote. I'm surprised you don't remember that. It seems to keep you up at night,' Maria Del Russo tweeted.

'Honey, more than 65 million of them did vote,' Bess Kalb added.

Earlier, Trump followed up his initial comment with a message about the number of people who watched his inauguration on TV, tweeting: 'Wow, television ratings just out: 31 million people watched the Inauguration, 11 million more than the very good ratings from 4 years ago!'

Nielsen ratings confirmed Trump's claims were correct, however his inauguration did not have 'the largest audience ever' - as his spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters as Saturday night.

The 2009 inauguration of Obama, who became the nation's first African-American president that year, was watched by nearly 38 million viewers, the second-highest number since Nielsen began compiling such figures with Richard Nixon's 1969 oath of office.

Only Reagan drew a bigger US TV inauguration audience, with nearly 42 million viewers tuning in to see the California Republican sworn in for his first term in 1981.

Trump's total was greater than both swearing-ins of Democrat Bill Clinton - 29.7 million and 21.6 million - and the second inauguration of Obama, who drew an average audience of over 20.5 million in 2013, according to Nielsen.

However, he was beat by another Democrat - Jimmy Carter, who drew a TV audience of 34.1 million viewers watching his 1977 swearing-in.



Overall, Trump ranked fifth on the list for ratings. The President was also beat out by another Democrat, Hillary Clinton, in the popular vote in 2016 - with the former secretary of state getting almost three-million more votes than Trump.

The protests on Saturday were attended by a number of celebrities, including Scarlett Johansson, Amy Schumer, Charlize Theron, Katy Perry, Ashley Judd, Alicia Keys, Julia Roberts, and Madonna.

The pop-star will reportedly be investigated for comments she made at the march in DC, when she claimed to have thought about 'blowing up the White House' since Trump's triumph.

Donning a black p***yhat, she caused controversy by dropping the F-bomb four times, sparking a slew of apologies from broadcasters airing the protest live.

She went on to speak of her rage at the election result, telling the crowd she had thought a lot about 'blowing up the White House' but knew that it 'wouldn't change anything'.

According to the Gateway Pundit, a spokesman for the Secret Service said they were 'aware' of Madonna's comments and will open an investigation, but the ultimate decision whether or not to prosecute is the decision of the Attorney's Office.

The Secret Service declined to comment on the matter.

Madonna stated in her impassioned speech: 'I'm angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know that this won't change anything.