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Protesters gather in Baltimore as Donald Trump heads to Army-Navy game
Members of the Navy football team run out onto the field prior to the Army vs. Navy football game attended by US President George W. Bush at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters gather in Baltimore as Donald Trump heads to Army-Navy game

The Baltimore Sun reports that protestors are already gathering in Baltimore's Inner Harbor as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to attend Saturday's annual Army-Navy game at nearby M&T Bank Stadium.

From the Sun:

One of the organizers of the march, Charlie Kerr, [said] they began organizing the protest right after hearing Trump would be in town.

They realized it wasn't much time, but felt it would normalize the president-elect if they did nothing.

"We thought it was important to show there are people who oppose him and don't want him in our town," Kerr said.

One of the groups, the Mid-Atlantic General Defense Committee, is reportedly using social media to organize and amass a crowd prior to Saturday afternoon's matchup. Around a hundred protestors had gathered as of noon EST.

Baltimore was victim to massive protests in 2015 after the death of 25-year-old resident Freddie Gray. According to the Wikipedia page detailing the protests, 20 police officers were injured, at least 250 people were arrested, 285 to 350 businesses were damaged, 150 vehicles were torched, 60 structures were burned, 27 drugstores were looted, thousands of police and Maryland National Guard troops were deployed and the city declared a state of emergency.

This is the 117th meeting of the two teams, with Navy holding a decisive lead and winning the last 14 games. Kickoff is at 3 pm EST.

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