TIL Desk/World/US/ Furious protesters hung effigies, chanted slogans as thousands gathered across the United States to protest against the shock election victory of Donald Trump.
Demonstrators descended on Union Square and Columbus Circle in New York City, chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay.’ Trump’s poll-defying win has sparked a wave of similar rallies across the country.
Protests are stopping traffic in the streets of Chicago, Illinois, while downtown Portland, Oregon, is overrun with disgruntled voters. Outside the White House, a candlelit vigil is being held in protest against Trump’s inflammatory and divisive brand of politics. Demonstrations are being held in at least seven cities. Mass shootings at an anti-Trump rally on Wednesday night in Seattle, Washington State.
Five people have been injured in shooting in Seattle, Washington, as hundreds of people took to the streets to protest US Republican candidate Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 US election, the city’s Fire Department reported. Two persons have reportedly been inflicted with life-threatening injuries.
