With Mount Jumbo’s “L” transformed into the word “LIAR” and scores of people taking to the streets across Missoula, protesters peacefully unleashed their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump Thursday.
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Photos: Protesters gather before Trump visit to Missoula
Protest at Playfair
A large crowd of people listen to one of several speakers Thursday evening during the gathering at Playfair Park.
Protesters cheer
A large crowd of protesters cheer Thursday evening at a gathering at Playfair Park in Missoula. The crowd intentionally stayed away from the airport where President Donald Trump was speaking.
Protesters
Protesters march around the Missoula County Fairgrounds during an event held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protest sign
A protester holds a sign during an event in Missoula held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protesters
Protesters march around the Missoula County Fairgrounds during an event held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protesters
A protester holds a sign during an event in Missoula held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protester
A protester holds a sign during an event in Missoula held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protester
A protester holds a sign during an event in Missoula held in response to a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale featuring President Donald Trump Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Lou Laakso
Lou Laakso holds a sign that reads "Plaid Trumps Orange" during a protest aimed at President Donald Trump prior to Trump's visit to Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protester
Margaret Hillhouse, of Bozeman, holds a protest sign prior to the arrival of President Donald Trump in Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
iMpeach
"iMpeach" spelled out on Mount Sentinel in Missoula.
M-peach
A peach adorns the "M" on Mount Sentinel, forming the pictogram "impeach."
Shed roof
The words "Trump lies" adorn the roof of a building in Missoula.
Mount Jumbo
Protesters of President Trump's campaign visit to Missoula Thursday unfurl an "I" next to the concrete "L" on Mount Jumbo Thursday morning on their way to completing the word "LIAR."
Mount Jumbo
Using the L on Mount Jumbo, protesters of President Trump's campaign visit to Missoula Thursday used large sewn together pieces of fabric to complete the word "LIAR."
Mount Jumbo message
"LIAR" is spelled out using the "L" on Mount Jumbo prior to President Donald Trump's visit to Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Message for President Trump on Mount Sentinel
A message on Mount Sentinel reads "FU TRMP" prior to President Donald Trump's visit to Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. The message was quickly removed.
Message for Trump
A message on a Missoula hillside says "DUMP TRUMP DSA" prior to President Donald Trump's visit to Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. The message was removed before Trump arrived.
Protesters spell out "LIAR" on Mount Jumbo
Protesters spell out "LIAR" using the "L" on Mount Jumbo prior to President Donald Trump's visit to Missoula Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
Protester sign
A protester of President Trump's campaign visit to Missoula holds a sign about refugee children Thursday.
Protesters in flannel
Protesters, including one with three flannel-shirted guests, March around the fairgrounds Thursday to end their day-long gathering at Playfair Park.
Trump balloon
A protester carrying a balloon caricature of Trump as the crowd begins marching around the fairgrounds.
Protest 2
Rabbi Laurie Franklin raises her arm and yells in support of Diane Sands while she serves soup at the protest at Playfair Park on Thursday.
Missoula Rises protest
During the rally organized by Missoula Rises on Thursday, a bus shuttled voters to turn in their ballots.
Protest organizers set up tables
Protest organizers encouraged attendees to visit tables around Playfair Park to get educated about current candidates and ballot initiatives before they vote.
Trump balloons
Rick Orozco (right) holds a balloon of President Donald Trump in a diaper. Orozco and his wife brought a number of the balloons to hand out at the protest.
Making signs
Sarah Stillsmoking, 12, makes a sign on the concrete at the beginning of the protest on Thursday.
Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance
Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts volunteers at a table for Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance during the rally. MIJA is a statewide non-profit organization advocating for immigrants rights.
Protest sign
Kathy Little Leaf holds a sign at the rally on Thursday.
First protest
Joel and Carolyn Schmidt hold homemade signs at the protest on Thursday. Carolyn said that growing up her father, a veteran, encouraged her to respect the military. "I though it wasn't reasonable then (to protest), but this is something different," she said. After hearing that President Donald Trump would be visiting Missoula she decided to would participate in her first protest ever.
Yoga class at Trump protest
Peaceful Heart Yoga leads a short class for protesters at Playfair Park on Thursday afternoon. Participants practiced in a field next to a sign that reads "we the people". The sign was created and used in rallies in 2003 by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. It was brought back out for the protest on Thursday.
Protest flash mob
OULA Fitness members put on a flash mob in the middle of the protest on Thursday. Protesters with signs and flags danced and sang along as the flash mob danced to Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us".
Trump caricature
A truck with a caricature of President Trump drives by the gathering at Playfair Park Thursday evening.
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