‘People’s March’ in Portland [Video]

Maine-based groups took to the streets of Portland Saturday to protest the incoming Trump administration ahead of Inauguration Day.The People’s March was hosted as a response to Project 2025, the far-right political roadmap that has been linked regularly to Donald Trump.“All people from all sides of the aisle, including Republicans and Democrats, have the duty to flag that fascist policies are antidemocratic,” said march organizer Dania Bowie.Republican leadership in Maine says the changes that will come with the new administration will not turn out as drastic as opponents believe.”I think democracy is alive and well,” said Rep. Joshua Morris, R-Turner. “The people are aware of his record, are aware of who he is, and they voted for him.”March organizers say the president-elect’s decision-making ahead of his inauguration points to the opposite.”Things like naming a number of sexual offenders and sexual harassers to his Cabinet, it creates a lot of fear,” …