Women's march goes on despite disputes

Thousands gather across US, although numbers have dwindled in two years

WASHINGTON - Thousands of women marched on Saturday in Washington and across the United States to convey a now-annual message opposing US President Donald Trump and supporting women's rights, but internal divisions appeared to steal some energy from the rallies.

The original march in 2017, the day after Trump's inauguration, flooded the city with hundreds of thousands of marchers. The exact size of the turnout remains subject to a politically charged debate, but it's generally regarded as the largest Washington protest since the Vietnam era.