{"id":2392780,"date":"2025-01-20T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-erect-guillotine-on-trumps-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:08:55","slug":"protesters-erect-guillotine-on-trumps-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-erect-guillotine-on-trumps-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters erect guillotine on Trump&#8217;s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-erect-guillotine-on-trumps-inauguration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-traditional-christmas-carols-remind-us-of-christs-sacrificial-death-as-well-as-his-birth\/\" title=\"These Traditional Christmas Carols Remind Us Of Christ\u2019s Sacrificial Death As Well As His Birth\">text describes<\/a> a scene during protests in Washington, D.C., where demonstrators brought a guillotine to symbolize their opposition to Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration. The protesters, identified as liberal, were part\u200d of a larger gathering aimed at voicing dissent against the incoming \u200badministration. The inclusion of the guillotine\u200c served\u200d as a provocative past\u200b reference, highlighting \u2064the intense feelings regarding Trump&#8217;s presidency. The document also includes various tags and navigational elements related to \u2064the Washington Examiner website, indicating it&#8217;s part of an online article \u2064or\u200b report.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Protesters bring guillotine to DC for Trump inauguration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1940376\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Liberal <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">protesters<\/a> gathered around <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, to express their disapproval of President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s inauguration Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump succeeded former President Joe Biden after winning the election two months ago, which included the popular vote. Still, Trump has some outspoken adversaries. Among them were some who erected a makeshift guillotine in Malcolm X Park, also known as Meridian Hill Park.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A guillotine has arrived at the anti-Trump protest in DC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WothLWKfNF\">pic.twitter.com\/WothLWKfNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KassyAkiva\/status\/1881375179018027064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">phrase &#038;ldquo<\/a>;come get sum&rdquo; was painted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">crafted 20-foot-tall structure<\/a>. Meanwhile, other protesters flanked it, one dressed as an executioner with their face covered, another holding a rainbow flag, and another with a sign that read, &ldquo;The revolution is now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The protesters followed a call from the Answer Coalition, which held several events on Inauguration Day that it referred to as the &ldquo;National Day of Action.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s D.C.-based event began with a rally at Malcolm X Park and also marched around the city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump victory in the 2024 election represents the complete failure of the Democratic Party to stop the rise of the ultra-right. In fact, they have contributed to it by adopting much of the program of the extreme right while embracing endless war. Instead of responding to the needs of the people, both the Democrats and the Republicans have moved further and further to the right,&rdquo; says Answer Coalition&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But we can defeat the Trump program. Not by following the Democratic Party establishment, but by building a massive movement against the ruling class and the political system that gives everything to billionaires while impoverishing an ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-swipes-at-hochul-as-nastiest-speaker-to-appear-at-dnc-in-new-york-feud-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump swipes at Hochul as \u2018nastiest speaker\u2019 to appear at DNC in New York feud - Washington Examiner\">larger section<\/a> of the population,&rdquo; says the website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Answer Coalition for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The protest followed a small group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/donald-trump-inauguration-day-white-house-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pro-Palestinian protesters\">pro-Palestinian protesters<\/a> who interrupted the viewing of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration at Capital One Arena.&nbsp;Just as Trump concluded his broadcast remarks, a group of protesters began chanting &ldquo;Free Palestine.&rdquo; Almost immediately, counterprotesters drowned them out with chants of &ldquo;USA.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1940376\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940376\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters set up a guillotine in DC for Trump&#8217;s inauguration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2392781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inauguration-Day-Protesters-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14436,48863,15377,4542,3634],"class_list":["post-2392780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-activism","tag-guillotine","tag-inauguration","tag-protest","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inauguration-Day-Protesters-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392785,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392780\/revisions\/2392785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}