For many Americans across the country, Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election is an outcome they simply refuse to accept.
Tens of thousands protesters – chanting “not my president” – filled the streets in at least 25 US cities overnight — with demonstrations outside Trump’s properties. While most protesters were peaceful, dozens were arrested. At least three officers were wounded. And about 40 fires were set in one California city.
On Thursday afternoon, more than 200 anti-Trump protesters marched from the Union Square area to Washington Square Park in Manhattan, NY, chanting “Trump and Pence make no sense.”
At least 15 protesters at Trump Tower were arrested Wednesday night for disorderly conduct, New York police said.
About 7,000 demonstrators filled streets in Oakland on Wednesday night — and some turned violent.
Protesters hurled Molotov cocktails, rocks and fireworks at police. Three officers were injured, police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said.
In Chicago, activists marched down Lake Shore Drive — an eight-lane expressway along Lake Michigan — toward the Windy City’s Trump Tower.
In Omaha, Nebraska, authorities deployed pepper balls on a crowd of more than 200 people protesting Trump’s election after they defied police orders to stay out of the streets.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 protesters rallied outside Los Angeles City Hall, including many young Latinos.
Also in Washington, protesters chanted, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA,” as they marched downtown to the Trump International Hotel.
Moreover, Trump supporters rallied, showing their elation outside his current and future homes — New York’s Trump Tower and the White House.
Source: CNN
