Anti-Trump protestors gather outside the White House to mark 100 days of the Trump Presidency (ABC News)
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Mr Trump said earlier he had brought "profound change", adding "the first 100 days of my administration has been just about the most successful in our country's history".
"It's a false standard, 100 days, but I have to tell you, I don't think anybody has done what we've been able to do in 100 days, so we're very happy," he said.Mr Trump is the least popular president at this stage of his term since polling began, Washington Post-ABC News, RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight polls have all found.
About 15,000 people gathered for the afternoon march from the lawn of the US Capitol to the White House, according to an estimate by a Reuters reporter, coinciding with the end of the traditional "honeymoon" period for a new president.
Carrying signs emblazoned with slogans such as "Imagine a world free of climate change", and "Planet over profits", demonstrators on Saturday (local time) said they were angered by the prospect of Mr Trump carrying through on his vow to roll back protections put in place by his predecessors.
Donald Trump says the first 100 days are 'just the beginning' for new US prosperity. (ABC News)
"We're going to rise up and let them know that we're sick and tired of seeing our children die of asthma," Reverend Leo Woodberry of Florence, South Carolina, said.
"We're sick and tired of seeing people with cancer because of coal ash ponds. We're sick and tired of seeing sea-level rise."The Trump administration is considering withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, which more than 190 countries including the United States signed in hopes of curbing global warming.
Mr Trump has also proposed deep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
As marchers took to the street, the EPA website underwent a makeover to reflect the views of the Trump administration.
In January, EPA sources told Reuters that administration officials had asked the agency to take down the climate change page — which included links to scientific research, data and trends related to the causes and effects of climate change.
In his campaign, Mr Trump called climate change a hoax. Last month he kept a promise to the coal industry by undoing climate change rules put in place by his predecessor Barack Obama.
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| Hundreds gathered in Boston to mark Mr Trump's first 100 days in office by protesting his agenda so far. (AP: Michael Dwyer) |
Some of the marches drew big-name attendees, including former vice-president Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the nation's capital and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders at a Montpelier event.
"Honoured to join Indigenous leaders and native peoples as they fight for climate justice," DiCaprio tweeted.
In Augusta, Maine, protesters outside the statehouse said they wanted to draw attention to the damage climate change can cause marginalised communities.
A demonstration stretched for several blocks in downtown Tampa, Florida, where marchers said they were concerned about the threat rising seas pose to the city.
In a break from tradition, Mr Trump will skip tonight's annual White House Correspondent's dinner and is expected to hold a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania.
"Looking forward to RALLY in the Great State of Pennsylvania tonight ... big crowd, big energy!" he tweeted.
Saturday's march was part of an effort to build support for candidates with strong environmental records in the run-up to next year's midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race, organisers said.
"We're using this as a tactic to advance the strategy of building enough power to win on climate over the course of the long haul," national coordinator Paul Getsos said.
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Myron Ebell, a climate change sceptic at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the march would have little impact on the administration.
"The real decisions are made in this country in elections, and we have now a president and a House and a Senate that are determined to pursue a pro-energy agenda," he said.
Mr Trump's representatives had no immediate comment on the protest.
People protest come rain or shine
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| Protesters turned out in Denver, Colorado, despite the chilly weather. (AP: Brennan Linsley) |
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| Demonstrators took to the Pacific Coast highway in the Wilmington neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. (Reuters: Andrew Cullen) |
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| Demonstrators in Chicago march against Mr Trump's climate policies and his actions during his first 100 days in office. (AP: Nam Y Huh) |
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| Jessica Fujan chants during a "100 Days of Failure" protest and march in Chicago. (AP: Nam Y Huh) |
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| A police officer separates a face-off between a Trump supporter and one of the organisers of a "100 days of Failure" protest in New York City. (AP: Mary Altaffer) |
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| People gathered in droves on Boston Common in Boston. (AP: Michael Dwyer) |
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| Demonstrators wearing paper mache heads representing Mr Trump and the planet Earth walk by the White House. (AP: Pablo Martinez Mosivais) |
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| Participants walk along Pennsylvania Ave., in front of the White House in Washington DC. (AP: Pablo Martinez Monsivais) |
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