Anti-Trump Protests Planned In New York Ahead Of President's First Trip Back Home

President Donald Trump will return to New York City Thursday for the first time after he took office and moved to Washington D.C., but the homecoming may not be as sweet as he would have liked it to be.

Massive protests have been organized to “Rise and Resist” against the president as he visits USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in lower Manhattan. Trump will be joined by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, as both of them commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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“Donald Trump is coming to New York City for the first time since his inauguration,” the event’s Facebook page reads. “Join Rise and Resist this Thursday, May 4th, to show the so-called-president how unpopular and unwelcome he is in his hometown. We condemn Trump and his regime of hatred and discrimination. #NoTrumpNYC”

The event’s page calls on fellow protesters to join them at West 44th Street and 12th Avenue, opposite the Intrepid at 3 p.m.

“We're bringing 100 signs and Lady Liberty crowns and torches: please feel free to bring your own signs, costumes, noisemakers, food, water,” the organizers added on the page. “As his movements are being kept secret we wont know the exact timings until the last minute. We will send out a text alert as soon as his movements are confirmed on the day. Please sign up here if you would like to receive a text alert for this action: http://bit.ly/trumpvisit.”

During the 2016 presidential election, Trump faced defeat at the hands of his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in New York. The Women’s March’s New York chapter that followed his inauguration also saw an overwhelming number of people coming out to protest the president’s election.

New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio has also been a vocal critic of Trump and his immigration and law enforcement policies. The Washington Examiner, however, quoted DeBlasio as saying, “The White House organized that event. If they invite me in my role as mayor, I would respect that.”

“Even though I have real differences with the president, he’s still president of the United States, and I would respect that,” the mayor said when asked whether he would attend the event at the Intrepid. “I don’t have any illusion that reaching out to him is going to achieve something immediate. But if it’s the kind of situation that’s a civic event, if you will, and something that is about more universal values — of course, I would participate.”

The “Rise and Resist” protest is not the only one scheduled for the day. A protest is scheduled at the DeWitt Clinton Park at 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by the one opposite the Intrepid. Protesters are also expected to make an appearance at the Trump Tower at 6 p.m.

A number of protests are also scheduled for Cinco De Mayo, Friday, a day celebrated to commemorate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces during the Franco-Mexican War. Trump’s attitude towards Mexico has been considered condescending by many and people are using the day to protest the president’s policies.