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Protesters who marched in Washington to disrupt President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities were met with tear gas from police. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)
WASHINGTON – As protesters clashed with police during this Inauguration Day, Cronkite News journalists were reporting from the front lines. Here is a selection of the moments they captured.
![The Metropolitan Police Department blocked off protesters from reaching the White House, where they planned to oppose President Donald Trump's inauguration. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CopsInaugurationOriginal.jpg)
The Metropolitan Police Department blocked off protesters from reaching the White House, where they planned to oppose President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)
![After police deploy tear gas, some protesters run out of the smoke, others stand their ground. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Protestor2InaugurationOriginal.jpg)
After police deploy tear gas, some protesters run out of the smoke, others stand their ground. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)
![Police prepare for expected hostility as protesters become blocked off from their White House destination. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/PoliceMace.jpg)
Police prepare for expected hostility as protesters become blocked off from their White House destination. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)
![Resistance from the protesters results in counter-riot measures by the police. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CounterRiot.jpg)
Resistance from the protesters results in counter-riot measures by the police. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)
![Police begin to push back on protesters as chaos begins to erupt. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Lineformed.jpg)
Police begin to push back on protesters as chaos begins to erupt. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News
![Protester implores the police to keep the peace. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Peaceplease.jpg)
Protester implores the police to keep the peace. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)
![Demonstrators linked arms together and shouted at police](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ProtesterPoliceConflictOriginal.jpg)
Demonstrators linked arms together and shouted at police “Let them go!”, urging the release of detained protesters. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News)
![Tensions begin to boil as protesters and the Metropolitan Police Department face off for the first time. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tensions.jpg)
Tensions begin to boil as protesters and the Metropolitan Police Department face off for the first time. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)
![Protester continues to resist as rioting continues. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Rocky.jpg)
Protester continues to resist as rioting continues. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)
![Protesters resting in Chinatown before they continue their march to the White House. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)](https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ProtestersChinatown.jpg)
Protesters resting in Chinatown before they continue their march to the White House. (Photo by Dustin Quiroz/Cronkite News)