Thousands gathered in Los Angeles with handmade signs, Colonial costumes and riffs on drag queens, turning the anti-Trump demonstration into a creative spectacle of resistance.

Law enforcement in Los Angeles attempted to disperse a group of protesters downtown by using tear gas and other crowd control tactics after an unlawful assembly was declared on Saturday afternoon.NBCLA reported that a dispersal order was issued on Temple Street and officers appeared to also use pepper balls and flash-bangs.