Extreme cold temperatures and an atmosphere of defeat dampened the protests in Washington, D.C., surrounding Monday’s inauguration of President Donald Trump.

In one instance Monday, a group of protesters erected a small guillotine, with a demonstrator seen holding an LGBTQ flag and others holding Palestinian flags, but for the most part, the cold weather that forced the inauguration inside the Capitol kept many protesters off the streets this time around, reported The National Pulse.

Even on Saturday, when thousands arrived in Washington for the People’s March, organizers said that only about a tenth of the crowd showed up than was there in 2017, the first time Trump was sworn into office.

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