A melange of left-wing activists, members of the professional protest class, and a sampling of people who just dislike Donald Trump will be present at his Friday inauguration ceremony to cause protests and disruption. The number of protesters is expected to exceed the record set at the 1973 inauguration of President Richard Nixon, when more than 25,000 activists appeared and many were arrested, reports The Washington Times.

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