Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of Washington in protest at the policies of DONALD TRUMP and his Republican Party, few hours before the billionaire reclaims the Oval Office.

The People’s March has been organized by a collective of civil rights and social justice groups, including the team behind the Women’s March, which drew hundreds of thousands of people to the US capital in the wake of TRUMP’s first inauguration in 2017.

Participants are highlighting a range of issues which they say are under attack from TRUMP and his party’s leaders, including abortion access, climate change, the need for better protections against gun violence, and immigrant rights.

TRUMP, who defeated Vice President KAMALA HARRIS in November’s presidential election, is returning to the White House for a second term today. He has vowed swift action to deport millions of undocumented migrants upon taking office.