Kathleen Gray

Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau

WASHINGTON — Flint filmmaker Michael Moore had some simple advice, and a to-do list, for the throngs of people who converged on Washington on Saturday to protest the presidency of Donald Trump.

“I want you to make this a part of your new daily routine: Call Congress every single day,” he said. “Brush your teeth, make the coffee, walk the dog and call Congress.”

Moore, the documentarian who has taken on General Motors, the gun and health care industries and the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq, took on Trump on Saturday and marveled at the sheer size of the crowd.

“I can’t even see the end of the crowd. Who wants to be in my next movie?” he asked. “Here’s the power. Here’s the majority of America right here.”

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And referring to Trump’s speech about ending the carnage of crime in American cities, Moore added, “Mr. Trump we are here to vow to end the Trump carnage.”

Moore then rambled through stories about his support for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee chairman candidate, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, and how he was a shy high school student who could barely get a date, but who ran for office — a seat on the Davison school board at the age of 18. Moore decried the transformation of his home state of Michigan from a blue to a red state when voters delivered a 10,704-vote victory to Trump on Nov. 8, the first time a Republican has won since 1988.

"God, it's painful to state that Michigan is a red state," he said.

All the stories were meant to show that even an introverted young kid could blossom into an activist. He urged the crowd to take over the Democratic Party, run for office and join Planned Parenthood.

“Look at what we’ve already accomplished here today. The majority of Americans didn’t want Donald J. Trump in the White House and we’re here today as their representatives,” he said.

After 10 minutes or so in a schedule that included dozens of speakers during the Women’s March on Washington, actress Ashley Judd jumped on stage, interrupting Moore and in effect, ending his speech.

“I am a feminist and I am a nasty woman,” she said, referring to the moment during one of the presidential debates when Trump called Democrat Hillary Clinton a nasty woman.