Trump's motorcade surrounded by screaming protesters

President Donald Trump had trouble avoiding protesters in Washington on his way home to the White House as thousands took to the streets surrounding his motorcade.

Trump was on his way back from the Central Intelligence Agency on Saturday when he got a first-hand look at the Women's March on Washington.





Hundreds of protesters lined the motorcade route as Trump sped back to the White House, many screaming and chanting at the president.



Many were holding bright pink signs as they screamed and chanted as Trump wound his way past them in the impossible-to-miss presidential limo.

Thousands gathered on the Ellipse, which is visible from the White House lawn, as some chanting: 'Welcome to your first day, we will never go away'.

Their roar was also clearly audible to passengers stepping out of the presidential motorcade and back into the White House.

The president was on his way back from CIA headquarters where he moved to repair his tumultuous relationship with America's spy agencies on his first full day in office.

But his bridge-building visit quickly morphed in a platform for the new commander in chief to complain about media coverage of his inauguration, misstating the size of his crowd.

He told employees of the spy agency that reported attendance numbers for his swearing-in dramatically undershot the truth. His declaration suggested that he believes one unnamed television network may have aired an overhead image shot long before the ceremony began.

'We had a massive field of people. You saw that. Packed,' he told the CIA workers. 'I get up this morning, I turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. I said, 'Wait a minute! I made a speech! I looked out. The field was – it looked like a million, a million and a half people!''



His CIA visit took place as throngs of women wearing bright pink, pointy-eared 'p****' hats descended on the nation's capital and other cities around the world for marches organized to push back against the new president.

Celebrities including Madonna, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Amy Schumer and Emma Watson were among those to participate across the country.  

In Washington, seas of people caused chaos as they blocked traffic on their way from the National Mall to the White House.

On one street, a police car trying to move got stuck in the crowd. Marchers surrounded a float that had several supporters of President Donald Trump on board and chanted, 'shame.'



Other marchers were shouting 'black lives matter' and 'my body, my choice' as they moved along Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House.

It comes after 230 protesters were arrested on Inauguration Day in Washington - they will now be charged with felony rioting.



As thousands protested against the president, some members of the First family were inside the White House bowling as they tested out their new home's facilities.

Donald Trump Jr, his wife Vanessa and their daughter Kai Madison were filmed having fun at the White House Bowling Alley.