In Pictures: Women across US march on first anniversary of Trump inauguration

The president said it was a ‘perfect day’ for women to march to celebrate the ‘economic success and wealth creation’ of his first year in office.

Published Jan 21, 2018

Last updated Jan 21, 2018

Womenâs March demonstrators walk past the White House in Washington (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Thousands of women across the US marched on Saturday to protest against government policies on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women’s rights and more.

US President Donald Trump said it was a “perfect day” for the demonstrations, which marked the first anniversary of his inauguration.

Women’s March demonstrators protest at the Capitol and Washington Monument (Cliff Owen/AP)

Yoko Ono joined demonstrators in NYC York — Yoko Ono joined demonstrators in NYC (Craig Ruttle/AP)

Film director Rob Reiner rallied the crowd (Jae C Hong/AP)

Protesters take to the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Marchers in central Seattle (Ted S Warren/AP)

Thousands gathered in Cincinnati (John Minchillo/AP)

The US marches coincided with anti-Trump protests outside the new US embassy in London (Yui Mok/PA)