Donald Trump opponents gathered outside the White House on
Wednesday night. They chanted anti-Donald Trump slogans. They flooded city
streets, disheartened and dismayed.
"Not my President, not today," many across the
nation yelled.
In cities from Boston to Los Angeles, thousands of
demonstrators gathered in protest of election results that mean the billionaire
real estate developer will be the next president.
As many as 5,000 people were at a protest in New York,
police estimated. Among the issues being yelled about outside Trump Tower were
immigration and other controversial topics from the campaign.
Many of the protests were in cities with large Democratic
bases -- in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Philadelphia;
Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, Seattle and Washington.
In Portland, marchers chanted "No Trump, no KKK, no
fascist USA" as they trekked through downtown. Protesters in D.C., who
headed to the Trump International Hotel, shouted the same slogan. After an
earlier solemn gathering at the White House a few dozen young people remained,
their cries profane.
Hundred of mostly young Latino protesters marched on Los
Angeles City Hall Wednesday night. As the protest grew throughout the night,
protesters set on fire a piñata depicting the head of President-elect.
They chanted "I will not live in fear,"
"Fight back, stand up" and "¡Si se puede!" (Spanish for
"It can be done").
Several protesters said they feared that family or friends
might be deported once Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Source: CNN
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