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United States President Donald Trump has accused former president Barack Obama of wire-tapping his Trump Tower office prior to the elections in November.
The president failed to follow up the accusations with any evidence.
A spokesman for Barack Obama said the accusation was “simply false”.
One US congressman went on to suggest that if there was a wiretap, a federal judge must have found “probable cause of crime…which means you are in deep s--t”.
Trump supporters also exercised their democratic right and took to the streets to protest this weekend, calling rallies #March4Trump.
The organisers issued a rallying cry:
Our cities are being assailed, our police are under attack, and our livelihoods are being given away.
From radical Islamic terrorism to our deliberately undermined military, the challenges posed from without are just as dangerous.
President Trump has thankfully set a new course, and no matter your race, creed, colour, gender, orientation, age, or anything else traitors exploit to divide, We The People are one.
And uh...lots of people answered it.
Kind of.
The #March4Trump rally in Raleigh has been met with a group of protesters. https://t.co/p4CZ3Hm24N— Taj Simmons (@Taj Simmons) 1488646908
All across America…
There were supporters who came out in various places:
Nashville
Florida
Just arrived on scene. Crowd is electric already #March4Trump @POTUS @realDonaldTrump #MAGA #Florida #PalmBeach https://t.co/NnRqISYA4g— chris g (@chris g) 1488645872
Ohio
Cleveland Ohio rally #March4Trump @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @EricTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/nTBmCRpAPp— Cynthia Meyerson (@Cynthia Meyerson) 1488669522
New York
According to a number of Trump supporters, “hundreds of people” showed up in Los Angeles after organising on social media.
Miami Herald said some 2,000 pro-Trump supporters rallied at Tropical Park on Saturday.
The photos depict pro-Trump supporters, but also feature anti-Trump protestors who showed up in a number of places to hold counter-rallies.
Hundreds of anti-trump protesters and pro-trump face off in downtown Columbus, Ohio. #organizeCBUS #March4Trump… https://t.co/XvWO2C1TS3— SURJ Columbus (@SURJ Columbus) 1488647918
Here's a dose of perspective:
One in every 100 Americans marched to protest Trump’s inauguration, and between 3.3 million and 4.6 million people across the US attended the Women’s Marches in protest of the new president – the largest day of protest in the country’s history.
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And again...
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People were quick to point out the contrast...
Facing tweet...on the left are ppl of Trump's rally & on the RIGHT are Denver women's march ppl retwted>@subzerov690 https://t.co/0oDQG9LlIP— JWS (@JWS) 1488678734
Just FYI:
The Women's March and the March 4 Trump, both in Augusta, ME #mepolitics #sadtrombone https://t.co/FDtn1SdAxc— MidCoast ME Indivis (@MidCoast ME Indivis) 1488676629
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