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In photos: Mainers rally across the state to protest Trump policies
Thousands of protesters gathered in Portland’s Monument Square and near the State House in Augusta, while other ‘Hands Off’ protests were held in Auburn, Freeport, South Paris, South Portland and more. Here are the best shots from Maine Trust for Local News photographers.
Rally goers at the Portland Hands Off protest in Monument Square on Saturday. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press HeraldKelley Champlin, of Brunswick, at the Portland Hands Off protest in Monument Square on Saturday. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press HeraldDorothy Curtis, center, and Susan Simmons, right, both of Freeport, join the anti-Trump protest on Main Street in Freeport on Saturday morning. Daryn Slover/Portland Press HeraldProtesters hold signs as they start a march at the Hands Off rally on Saturday at the Maine State House in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalProtest organizer Barbara Dee, not pictured, said about 350 people participated in Saturday’s anti-Trump protest at Erskine Park in South Portland. “I thought I would be here by myself,” said Dee. “But South Portland came out to stand up for itself.” Daryn Slover/Portland Press HeraldShannon Korhonen Brown and others demonstrate on Saturday in South Paris. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalA passenger in a passing car shows their support to the protestors during Saturday’s anti-Trump protest at Erskine Park in South Portland. Daryn Slover/Portland Press HeraldMotorists honk in support of protesters gathered in South Paris on Saturday. Rose Lincoln/Bethel CitizenSusanne Ashland, of Farmingdale, who was celebrating her 80th birthday Saturday, chose to spend her day protesting outside the Maine State House in Augusta. Her sign reads, “I turned 80 today, I’ve seen a lot, but this takes the cake.” Hannah Kaufman/Kennebec JournalRory Turnbull, 17, of Standish, joins in chants alongside well over 1,000 other protesters in Monument Square on Saturday. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press HeraldA passenger in a passing car shows their support to the protestors during Saturday’s anti-Trump protest at Erskine Park in South Portland. Daryn Slover/Portland Press HeraldCindy Harbarge, of Norway, a self-described supporter of libraries, turns out on Saturday in front of the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris to protest Trump policies. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalProtesters hold signs as they start a march during the Hands Off rally on Saturday at the Maine State House in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalAfter about an hour of speeches, protesters marched a several block long loop on Saturday at the Maine State House in Augusta. They started on Capitol Street, turned on to Sewall Street, then onto Western Avenue before turning onto State Street at Memorial Circle to return to the State House. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalEllen Faulkner, left, of South Portland protests against the Trump administration during Saturday’s anti-Trump protest at Erskine Park in South Portland. Daryn Slover/Portland Press Herald
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