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250,000 turned out to tell Donald Trump he is not welcome here.

We did not march because we hate the United States of America. We marched because we love America. The America of Jefferson, Roosevelt & Martin Luther King, who have set a standard for the world. #TrumpProtest
Every single one of the many thousands in the sea of the #TrumpProtest today was on the right side of history. Together with our friends across the United States, we can stand up to this President's divisive politics of hate.
A pleasure to speak to @NPRKelly on @NPR about where yesterday's protests fit into our two countries' shared history. We marched because of the closenesss of our relationship, not in spite of it. npr.org/2018/07/13/628…
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AMERICA!!! AMERICA!!! This is what we need to do!!! AGAIN!
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