{"id":14644,"date":"2016-11-10T04:27:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T04:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2016-11-10T04:27:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T04:27:54","slug":"vigils-and-protests-swell-across-u-s-in-wake-of-trump-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/vigils-and-protests-swell-across-u-s-in-wake-of-trump-victory.html","title":{"rendered":"Vigils and protests swell across U.S. in wake of Trump victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vigils and protests swell across U.S. in wake of Trump victory<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Vigils and protests swell across U.S. in wake of Trump victory:-<\/strong> Vigils and protests flared up across the country Wednesday evening as opponents of President-elect Donald Trump expressed dismay with the election results, underscoring the difficult task he faces in uniting a fractured country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Hillary Clinton and President Obama urging their backers to accept Trump\u2019s victory and support his transition into power, thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets decrying his crude comments about women and attacks on immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protests were reported in cities across the nation, from major metropolitan centers like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, to smaller cities, such as Richmond and Portland, Ore. Even cities in red states, such as Atlanta, Austin, Dallas and Kansas City, Mo., demonstrators took to the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m disappointed, shocked, a little panicked for my friends and family \u2014 for everything that will be unleashed, the hate that will be unleashed,\u201d said Marion Hill, 22, who joined thousands who amassed outside of the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rainbow flags and signs bearing messages such as \u201cTime to Revolt\u201d waved above the crowd, as protesters filled Michigan Avenue, cheered on by drivers who honked their support. They then shut down Lake Shore Drive, the expressway along Lake Michigan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the major demonstrations took place in urban centers in blue states Clinton won Tuesday \u2014 highlighting the demographic divide that shaped the election results.<\/span><\/p>\n

The former secretary of state\u2019s narrow victory in the popular vote spurred demonstrators in New York to chant \u201cShe got more votes!\u201d as thousands amassed in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. The crowd stretched several blocks down Fifth Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier, the protesters had marched from Union Square to Trump\u2019s building, chanting \u201cDonald Trump, go away! Sexist, racist, anti-gay!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At one point, demonstrators lit an American flag on fire. Later, amid a cacophony of loud chants, a glowing \u201cLove Trumps Hate\u201d banner was held aloft under the iconic Trump Tower sign. The singer Cher mingled in the crowd, doling out hugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Washington, a crowd of hundreds of mostly young protesters gathered outside the White House for a candlelight vigil before marching to the new Trump International Hotel a few blocks away on Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m trying to not be angry and trying to find more positive way to express my reactions. I don\u2019t think anger will help,\u201d said Kate Lasso, 57, who joined the crowd. But for the wife of a Guatemalan immigrant, who has relatives in the country without proper documentation, restraining emotion was difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have kids,\u201d she said. \u201cThey have been living here. What is going to happen to them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hundreds also marched through Philadelphia, with about 700 people heading north through Center City and blocking intersections as they made their way up Broad Street, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The protesters in these scattered cities \u2014 some of them the same places that have seen heated demonstrations sparked by fatal police shootings in recent years \u2014 could be seen in videos streaming across on cable news and social media, lit by flashing police lights and streetlights as they wound through metropolitan streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many who turned out said they were fearful that Trump would follow through with his pledge to deport undocumented immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt waking up today that I was waking up to a whole new world, to a nightmare for my parents and people I care about and love,\u201d said Tony, a 23-year-old line cook who declined to give his last name as he marched in Chicago, carrying his 6-year-old daughter on his shoulders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much heartache,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a bad time to be a Muslim or an illegal citizen in this country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hours earlier, Trump struck magnanimous note of reconciliation as he claimed victory shortly before 3 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s time for America to bind the wounds of division,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to get together. To all Republicans, Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s tone was echoed by Obama and Clinton, who told their supporters not to despair as Republicans rejoiced at the idea that they will control both the legislative and executive branches of government in two and-a-half months.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know how disappointed you feel because I feel it, too,\u201d Clinton said. \u201cThis is painful, and it will be for a long time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton, who was misty-eyed at times but composed throughout her remarks, said the long and bitter campaign against Trump showed that \u201cour nation is more deeply divided that we thought.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But she told her backers: \u201cWe owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Minutes later, Obama addressed reporters in the Rose Garden with Vice President Biden by his side, as more than a hundred White House staffers stood off to the side. Several of the aides were visibly emotional, with at least one crying before he began speaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, everybody is sad when their side loses an election, but the day after we have to remember that we\u2019re actually all on one team. This is an intramural scrimmage,\u201d Obama said, vowing to work to ensure a smooth transition for the president-elect.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the displays of anger and grief on the streets Wednesday indicated the depth of the rupture in the country \u2014 and the distrust with which many Americans view Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to lead us to a very dark place for women,\u201d said Samantha Sylverne, a 19-year-old student, who marched in Chicago carrying a sign scrawled on a cardboard box that read, \u201cAmerikkka elected a rapist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with how it affects our reproductive rights, the things Donald Trump spews about women shape how Americans think they can talk about women and other marginalized people,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In New York, where protesters walked in the streets, disrupting traffic, Brandon Ramos, 21, said the election result \u201cfeels like a nightmare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Latino,\u201d he said. \u201cMy entire family and neighborhood are depressed. I still haven\u2019t comprehended it.\u201d<\/span>
\nTensions flared particularly high on college campuses. At American University in Washington, students burned American flags and some shouted \u201cF— white America!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In Austin, students at the University of Texas led a march for hours through the city Wednesday afternoon. As hundreds of protesters wove into traffic, bus drivers high-fived the students. Some in their vehicles got out and hugged them, tears streaming down their faces.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing this is everything,\u201d said Jennifer Rowsey, 47, as the march passed by a coffee shop next to Austin City Hall where she is the human resource manager. \u201cI felt so isolated,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel so alone now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Austin City Council member Greg Casar, the son of Mexican immigrants and a community organizer, joined up with the protesters when they passed by an interview he was giving with local media.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people are calling for healing,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we should reject that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that now is the time to support protesters, strikers and other forms of civil disobedience. Casar said if Trump comes to Austin, he will refuse to shake his hand. \u201cIf I have to go to jail,\u201d for protesting, he said, \u201cI\u2019ll go to jail.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The evening march in Washington converged in front of the Trump hotel, where one demonstrator pasted a sign of Trump\u2019s face marked with the word \u201cHate\u201d on the side of the building.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few protesters attempted to rush through a crowd barrier in front of the hotel\u2019s side entrance before security officials quickly intervened and pushed them back. Other protesters jeered against the escalation, drowning out the momentary disruption with chants of \u201cWhen they go low, we go high.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bailey Walker, a 20-year-old George Mason University student, found herself grappling with how she could have been so confident of a Clinton victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI created an echo chamber within my social media and friend groups, and I wasn\u2019t listening,\u201d said Walker, who said she knew only a few Trump supporters from the college public speaking circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI need to do a better job of connecting with them and engaging,\u201d she said. \u201cMeeting in person would be a big step.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

sOURCE:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trumps-white-house-win-promises-to-reshape-us-political-landscape\/2016\/11\/09\/62baa5e4-a66a-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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