Women's Strike Announced By March On Washington Organizers

The organizers behind the women's marches that drew hundreds of thousands of people out to streets across the country on the weekend of President Trump's inauguration announced plans for a general strike on Monday.

Women's March's Monday afternoon offered few details on the strike, and a date was not named. "The will of the people will stand," the tweet said.

"General strike: A day without a woman," read an image contained in the tweet. "Date to be announced."

Massive crowds that day descended not only on Washington but also major cities such as New York, Boston, Los Angeles and smaller to midsize cities such as Nashville, Milwaukee and Minneapolis.

The Washington march, though, drew the most attention, both because of the size of the crowd and the new White House's response.

Aerial photos showed that the crowd around the National Mall for the march dwarfed that of the inauguration. Crowd scientists told The New York Times they estimated that about 160,000 people crowded the Mall for the inauguration, while about 470,000 for the march.

Trump questioned the protesters in a tweet the next morning.

"Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly," he said.

About an hour and a half later, though, he struck a more measured tone.

"Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy," he said. "Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views."