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Thousands occupied the street in front of Chicago's Trump Tower. (Photo: Getty Images)
'Not My President': Anti-Trump Demonstrations Swell Nationwide
'No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here!' chanted thousands of protesters in front of Chicago's Trump Tower
Nov 10, 2016
In the wake of Donald Trump's shocking victory, Americans around the country took to the streets Wednesday evening to express their fear, anger, and opposition to what a Trump presidency represents.
"Not my president!" was the rallying cry in cities nationwide. "No Trump, no KKK, no fascists USA!" was chanted by thousands on the streets of Chicago; "Stop Trump's hate!" was shouted by demonstrators in downtown Boston; and a crowd of largely Latino high school students chanted "The people united will never be defeated!" in Spanish at Los Angeles' city hall.
Many protesters held signs expressing solidarity with Muslims, Latinos, LGBTQ people, women, and other groups insulted or threatened by rhetoric from the Trump-Pence ticket during the presidential campaign.
Rallies took place from Kansas City to Austin to New York to Seattle, among many other locales, and were largely peaceful, with few arrests reported.
Participants and journalists shared images of the massive demonstrations throughout the night on Twitter:
\u201c"No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here!" #Trump protest in Chicago\u201d— Joel Meares (@Joel Meares) 1478746484
BREAKING NEWS: New York Anti-Trump Protests grow to 100,000. Likely to last through the night. #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/IZALKXOgq7
-- shehzad (@shehzadkhalil4) November 10, 2016
\u201c#BreakingNews - Anti #Trump protests shut down Richmond streets. Tim Kaine's hometowns #RVA\u201d— Mike Valerio (@Mike Valerio) 1478745560
\u201c#Trump protest #Chicago just finished shutting Michigan Ave down, now shut down Wacker\u201d— Jordan (@Jordan) 1478740675
\u201cWe are not Trump's America. #philadelphia #philly #protest #antitrump\u201d— Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39 (@Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39) 1478744293
\u201cAnti-Trump protest moving through Downtown Austin https://t.co/ZBKvQ0xjqj\u201d— ABC10 (@ABC10) 1478728269
\u201c"White males for equality for all." #Trump Hotel #protest, Washington DC.\u201d— Lacy MacAuley (@Lacy MacAuley) 1478751515
\u201cNearly 200 West Seattle High School Students Walk Out in Protest of Presidential Election Results https://t.co/WnTCKFnYyp by @SarahToce\u201d— Jennifer Molina (@Jennifer Molina) 1478731072
\u201cScene on the ground from the #SanFrancisco #Trump protest\u201d— Jessica Christian (@Jessica Christian) 1478740146
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In the wake of Donald Trump's shocking victory, Americans around the country took to the streets Wednesday evening to express their fear, anger, and opposition to what a Trump presidency represents.
"Not my president!" was the rallying cry in cities nationwide. "No Trump, no KKK, no fascists USA!" was chanted by thousands on the streets of Chicago; "Stop Trump's hate!" was shouted by demonstrators in downtown Boston; and a crowd of largely Latino high school students chanted "The people united will never be defeated!" in Spanish at Los Angeles' city hall.
Many protesters held signs expressing solidarity with Muslims, Latinos, LGBTQ people, women, and other groups insulted or threatened by rhetoric from the Trump-Pence ticket during the presidential campaign.
Rallies took place from Kansas City to Austin to New York to Seattle, among many other locales, and were largely peaceful, with few arrests reported.
Participants and journalists shared images of the massive demonstrations throughout the night on Twitter:
\u201c"No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here!" #Trump protest in Chicago\u201d— Joel Meares (@Joel Meares) 1478746484
BREAKING NEWS: New York Anti-Trump Protests grow to 100,000. Likely to last through the night. #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/IZALKXOgq7
-- shehzad (@shehzadkhalil4) November 10, 2016
\u201c#BreakingNews - Anti #Trump protests shut down Richmond streets. Tim Kaine's hometowns #RVA\u201d— Mike Valerio (@Mike Valerio) 1478745560
\u201c#Trump protest #Chicago just finished shutting Michigan Ave down, now shut down Wacker\u201d— Jordan (@Jordan) 1478740675
\u201cWe are not Trump's America. #philadelphia #philly #protest #antitrump\u201d— Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39 (@Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39) 1478744293
\u201cAnti-Trump protest moving through Downtown Austin https://t.co/ZBKvQ0xjqj\u201d— ABC10 (@ABC10) 1478728269
\u201c"White males for equality for all." #Trump Hotel #protest, Washington DC.\u201d— Lacy MacAuley (@Lacy MacAuley) 1478751515
\u201cNearly 200 West Seattle High School Students Walk Out in Protest of Presidential Election Results https://t.co/WnTCKFnYyp by @SarahToce\u201d— Jennifer Molina (@Jennifer Molina) 1478731072
\u201cScene on the ground from the #SanFrancisco #Trump protest\u201d— Jessica Christian (@Jessica Christian) 1478740146
In the wake of Donald Trump's shocking victory, Americans around the country took to the streets Wednesday evening to express their fear, anger, and opposition to what a Trump presidency represents.
"Not my president!" was the rallying cry in cities nationwide. "No Trump, no KKK, no fascists USA!" was chanted by thousands on the streets of Chicago; "Stop Trump's hate!" was shouted by demonstrators in downtown Boston; and a crowd of largely Latino high school students chanted "The people united will never be defeated!" in Spanish at Los Angeles' city hall.
Many protesters held signs expressing solidarity with Muslims, Latinos, LGBTQ people, women, and other groups insulted or threatened by rhetoric from the Trump-Pence ticket during the presidential campaign.
Rallies took place from Kansas City to Austin to New York to Seattle, among many other locales, and were largely peaceful, with few arrests reported.
Participants and journalists shared images of the massive demonstrations throughout the night on Twitter:
\u201c"No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here!" #Trump protest in Chicago\u201d— Joel Meares (@Joel Meares) 1478746484
BREAKING NEWS: New York Anti-Trump Protests grow to 100,000. Likely to last through the night. #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/IZALKXOgq7
-- shehzad (@shehzadkhalil4) November 10, 2016
\u201c#BreakingNews - Anti #Trump protests shut down Richmond streets. Tim Kaine's hometowns #RVA\u201d— Mike Valerio (@Mike Valerio) 1478745560
\u201c#Trump protest #Chicago just finished shutting Michigan Ave down, now shut down Wacker\u201d— Jordan (@Jordan) 1478740675
\u201cWe are not Trump's America. #philadelphia #philly #protest #antitrump\u201d— Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39 (@Amanda \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf39) 1478744293
\u201cAnti-Trump protest moving through Downtown Austin https://t.co/ZBKvQ0xjqj\u201d— ABC10 (@ABC10) 1478728269
\u201c"White males for equality for all." #Trump Hotel #protest, Washington DC.\u201d— Lacy MacAuley (@Lacy MacAuley) 1478751515
\u201cNearly 200 West Seattle High School Students Walk Out in Protest of Presidential Election Results https://t.co/WnTCKFnYyp by @SarahToce\u201d— Jennifer Molina (@Jennifer Molina) 1478731072
\u201cScene on the ground from the #SanFrancisco #Trump protest\u201d— Jessica Christian (@Jessica Christian) 1478740146
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