Trump lashes out on Twitter at celebs who joined worldwide march saying ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has lashed out at celebs who joined the 2.2 million Women's March attendees on Saturday saying "they hurt the cause badly".
The billionaire Republican took to Twitter to lash out at the marches, which attracted more people to Washington DC than his inauguration the day before.
He posted: "Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly."
Celebrities including Madonna, Cher, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Drew Barrymore, Amy Schumer and actor Jake Gyllenhaal attended events around the world.
Scarlett Johansson, who last month was revealed to be the highest-paid movie star in the world, gave a speech about women's rights, and what she called the threat posed by Trump to planned parenthood.
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The actress, who earned nearly £1 billion last year, said: "President Trump, I did not vote for you. That said, I respect that you are our president elect and I want to support you. But I want you to support me."
Pop diva Madonna made an unannounced stage appearance in Washington telling crowds: “Welcome to the revolution of love.”
She added: “Yes, I have thought a lot about blowing up the White House… but I choose love.”
About two hours after his original tweet the president seemed to rethink his stance posting the message: "Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views."
More than 600 “sister marches” were held across the country in cities including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Denver, as well as in major cities abroad.
Transport officials reported that as of 11am local time, the D.C. Metro had 275,000 passengers compared to just 193,000 by the same time on Friday before Trump’s inauguration.
Trump also took to Twitter to boast about viewing figures for Friday's inauguration, a day marred by violent demonstrations across the capital.
He wrote: "Wow, television ratings just out: 31 million people watched the Inauguration, 11 million more than the very good ratings from 4 years ago!"
But, Twitter users were quick to point out that Obama's first inauguration in 2009 drew TV crowds of 38 million.
Last night the new president launched a bizarre attack on the media last night for reporting small crowds at his inauguration – claiming it only looked that way because the grass was covered by protective mats.
Later White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the press of false reporting for publishing photos that show there were fewer people than at Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
The first Twitter gaffe of Trump's presidency occurred with the launch of his @POTUS handle, which he did not use today.
The new account featured a large banner picture of predecessor Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration.
It was today revealed Trump may have broken the law by deleting a tweet containing a spelling mistake from the @POTUS account.
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