If US President Donald Trump had dropped into York this lunchtime, he would have been left in no doubt as to what hundreds of residents thought about him.
Three hundred people took part in an anti-Trump demo through the city centre.
Beginning at St Helen’s Square, the demonstrators, many carrying colourful and forthright banners, did a circuit around the city centre.
Slogans on the banners included #DumpTrump, Pretty Impeach Isn’t He, Your Fascist Coup Is Poo, Let’s Play No Trumps, and Love Trumps Hate.
A single pro-Trump campaigner from York also joined the march.
Police said there were no issues or incidents connected to the protest.
Superintendent Mark Khan said:
The detailed planning that has gone into managing the demonstration on Saturday has ensured it has passed off peacefully and without incident.
We thank the organisers for their co-operation and those who attended for their help in keeping disruption to a minimum.
In particular, we are pleased to have minimised disruption for businesses, residents and people shopping in the city centre on an extremely busy day for York.
I sincerely thank the local community for their continued support, understanding and patience.
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Today's #TrumpProtest in Olde #York, kids and Quakers amongst the crowds. We went, because as one of mine put it, we don't want the world to be Trumped on any more! @DelSanderson made the banner we're holding and the baby Trump balloon 🎈 pic.twitter.com/O5ENjOnNJ0
— Dr Saffron Vickers Walkling (@WorldShax) July 14, 2018
The dump trump demo in York pic.twitter.com/jG3zeKSNIl
— TomFranklin (@TomFranklin) July 14, 2018
.@TripeUK At #York anti Trump demo today!! How very dare they! pic.twitter.com/AGVxV5wHnj
— Caroline Lewis @[email protected] (@singingfoodie) July 14, 2018
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Great Britain does not welcome you @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/2a7fKQezfz
— Caroline Lewis @[email protected] (@singingfoodie) July 14, 2018
This was the scene at 2.00 .. no one left except abandoned posters -12-30 to 2.30 event pic.twitter.com/4GIi8PK6Fk
— Gwen Swinburn (@GSwinburn) July 14, 2018