Thousands Take to Streets of US Cities to Protest Trump Victory
Protestors march against Republican Donald Trump's victory in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 9, 2016.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK —
Throngs of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest Republican Donald Trump's surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups.
Protesters flood Fifth Avenue as they rally against Donald Trump outside Trump Tower in New York City, Nov. 9, 2016.
In New York, thousands of protesters filled streets in midtown Manhattan as they made their way to Trump Tower, Trump's gilded home on Fifth Avenue, while hundreds of others gathered at a Manhattan park and shouted "Not my president."
In downtown Chicago, an estimated 1,800 people gathered outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower, chanting phrases like "No Trump! No KKK! No racist USA."
Chicago police closed roads in the area, impeding the demonstrators' path. There were no immediate reports of arrests or violence.
"I'm just really terrified about what is happening in this country," said 22-year-old Adriana Rizzo in Chicago, who was holding a sign that read: "Enjoy your rights while you can."
Protesters railed against Trump's campaign pledge to build a wall along the border with Mexico to keep immigrants from entering the country illegally.
Felomina Cervantes, of Seattle, holds a sign that reads "Shame on You America" as she takes part in a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Hundreds also gathered in Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday evening, and organizers planned rallies in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Oakland, California.
In Austin, the Texas capital, about 400 people marched through the streets, police said.
A representative of the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the protests. In his victory speech, Trump said he would be president for all Americans, saying: "It is time for us to come together as one united people."
Earlier this month, his campaign rejected the support of a Ku Klux Klan newspaper and said that "Mr. Trump and his campaign denounces hate in any form."
Protests Break Out After Trump Elected President
1/22Demonstrators gather to protest following President-elect Donald Trump's election victory in the Manhattan borough of New York, Nov. 10, 2016.
2/22Protesters hold signs during a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016, in downtown Seattle.
3/22Police are surrounded by demonstrators who took over the Hollywood 101 Freeway just north of Los Angeles City Hall in protest to the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 9, 2016.
4/22Clair Sheehan has the words "Not My President" written on her forehead as she takes part in a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016, in downtown Seattle.
5/22Demonstrators take over the Hollywood 101 Freeway in protest against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 10, 2016.
6/22A female demonstrator holds a sign reading "Not My President" after retreating off the Hollywood 101 Freeway during a protest against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nov. 10, 2016.
7/22Protesters call for the impeachment of President-elect Donald Trump as they march in Seattle, Nov. 9, 2016.
8/22Police officers work to control the scene of an office set aflame by demonstrators during a demonstration in Oakland, California, U.S. following the election of Donald Trump as president, Nov. 9, 2016.
9/22A protester throws a bottle at police officers following the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Oakland, California, U.S., Nov. 9, 2016.
10/22Marchers are pictured with Mexican flags as they protest the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Seattle, Washington, U.S., Nov. 9, 2016.
11/22Protesters hold signs during a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump, in downtown Seattle, Nov. 9, 2016.
12/22A protester holds a sign that reads "Love Trumps Hate" during a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump, in downtown Seattle, Nov. 9, 2016.
13/22Hundreds of protesters march in downtown Seattle as they protest the election of President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016.
14/22A protester holds a sign with a derogatory image of President-elect Donald Trump during a protest, in downtown Seattle, Nov. 9, 2016.
15/22Patrons hold a sign as people march by while protesting the election of Republican Donald Trump as the president of the United States in downtown Los Angeles, California U.S., Nov. 9, 2016.
16/22Demonstrators march following the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States through Oakland, California, U.S., Nov. 9, 2016.
17/22People hold placards as they take part in an anti-racism protest against President-elect Donald Trump winning the American election, outside the U.S. embassy in London, Nov. 9, 2016.
18/22Hundreds of protesters march past the Washington Convention Center in downtown Seattle as they protest the election of President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016.
19/22People gather to protest the election of Republican Donald Trump as the president of the United States outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 9, 2016.
20/22A person yells during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Nov. 9, 2016.
21/22A man dressed in red-white-and-blue sits on the curb during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Nov. 9, 2016, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
22/22Protesters stand on the Mass. Statehouse steps in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory in Boston, Nov. 9, 2016.
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'Dreamers' fear deportation
Earlier on Wednesday, some 1,500 students and teachers rallied in the courtyard of Berkeley High School, in Berkeley, a San Francisco Bay Area city known for its liberal politics, before marching toward the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
Hundreds of high school and college students also walked out in protest in Seattle, Phoenix, Los Angeles and three other Bay Area cities, Oakland, Richmond and El Cerrito.
People gather to protest the election of Republican Donald Trump as the president of the United States outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 9, 2016.
A predominantly Latino group of about 300 high school students walked out of classes on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles and marched to the steps of City Hall, where they held a brief but boisterous rally.
Chanting in Spanish: "The people united will never be defeated," the group held signs with slogans such as "Not Supporting Racism, Not My President" and "Immigrants Make America Great."
Many of those students were members of the "Dreamers" generation, children whose parents entered the United States with them illegally, school officials said, and who fear deportation under a Trump administration.
"A child should not live in fear that they will be deported," said Stephanie Hipolito, one of the student organizers of the walkout. She said her parents were U.S. citizens.
There were no immediate reports of arrests or violence.
Protesters against president-elect Donald Trump march peacefully through Oakland, California, Nov. 9, 2016.
Wednesday's demonstrations followed a night of protests in the San Francisco area and elsewhere in the country in response to Trump's victory against heavily favored Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Demonstrators smashed storefront windows and set garbage and tires ablaze late on Tuesday in downtown Oakland. A few miles away, students at the University of California, Berkeley protested on campus.
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