Anti-Trump activist in Mexico dons death camp garb

Several hundred demonstrators shut down four lanes of traffic on a central boulevard outside the US embassy in Mexico City on Saturday, in one of hundreds of rallies held worldwide to protest the election of US President Donald Trump, who took office on Friday.

They held up signs such as “Nasty women keep fighting” and “Girls just wanna have fundamental rights.”

One activist at the rally was dressed in Nazi concentration camp uniform.

The Mexican capital is home to a sizable population of U.S. citizens, and many in the crowd were Americans.

Laura Moodey, a 40-year-old nonprofit worker originally from Phoenix, said she was disappointed by Trump’s inaugural speech.

“I was hoping for something different. I was hoping to hear the change in tone that we normally hear after a long, bitter campaign,” she said.

Moodey brought her 3-year-old son, Joaquin Torres, to the march. He held a sign that read, in Spanish, “This is my world. I believe in science and respect.”

The Mexican government said Saturday that President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke by phone with Trump.

A statement issued Saturday said Pena Nieto congratulated Trump on his inauguration and expressed willingness to work for the benefit of both countries, “with a focus on respect for the sovereignty of both nations and shared responsibility.”

Pena Nieto also reiterated his interest in maintaining dialogue. A high-level Mexican delegation is scheduled to hold talks with Trump administration officials in Washington Jan. 25-26.

Trump has promised to build a wall along the United States’ southern border and make Mexico pay for it. He has also threatened some companies with a border tariff on products manufactured in Mexico and exported to the United States.