{"id":14706,"date":"2016-11-11T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14706"},"modified":"2016-11-11T05:00:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T05:00:12","slug":"thousands-protest-trump-in-rallies-across-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/thousands-protest-trump-in-rallies-across-the-u-s.html","title":{"rendered":"Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S.:-<\/strong> Nationwide demonstrations against the election of Donald Trump spilled into a second night Thursday with thousands of protesters surrounding his buildings in New York and Chicago and clashing with supporters of the president-elect in some areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Condemning Trump’s litany of crude comments about women and his attacks on immigrants, demonstrators marched along city streets, blocked intersections, burned effigies and, in some places, gathered outside buildings bearing Trump’s name.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot my president,\u201d chanted some of the protesters, while others waved signs with the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n

The protests earned recriminations from Trump, who met with President Obama at the White House Thursday morning, “Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!,” Trump said on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was his first comment about the protests and one of few statements he has made since claiming victory over Hillary Clinton early Wednesday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least 100 people were arrested Wednesday night during the first wave of national protests, according to police officials, most of them at one in New York. While most of the demonstrations remained peaceful, police in Oakland, Calif., said a rally there turned violent when some in the massive crowd injured three police officers by throwing rocks and fireworks at them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The unrest underscored the fractures in a country that awoke Wednesday to learn that Trump had pulled off an unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, and more were planned for the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Demonstrations started early Wednesday in the biggest U.S. cities \u2014 New York, Los Angeles and Chicago \u2014 and flared in places from Portland and Seattle to Philadelphia and Richmond, along with cities in red states such as Atlanta, Dallas, Omaha and Kansas City, Mo. But they continued Thursday evening, spreading to Baltimore where police said about 600 “anti-trump” protesters marched to the downtown area and blocked streets. Two protesters, they said, were held but not charged.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Clinton’s apparent narrow victory in the popular vote, coupled with her loss in the electoral tally, spurred demonstrators in New York to chant, \u201cShe got more votes!\u201d as thousands massed in front of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday night. The crowd stretched several blocks down Fifth Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Protesters refusing to move as NYPD advances. pic.twitter.com\/6gzj7KjzGC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scott Bixby (@scottbix) November 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n