Massive Protests Erupt Across The U.S. After Donald Trump Is Elected President
People protest on the University of Connecticut campus against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
On election night, over a year of tension-filled campaigning came to an end. In a shock to many, America chose Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.
Almost immediately after Trump was announced the projected winner #NotMyPresident started to trend, and anti-Trump protests began to emerge across the U.S. One of the first was outside of the White House:
White House protest against President-elect Donald Trump https://t.co/buXDZNcmnY
More were soon to follow with people taking to the streets in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Oregon.
Protests erupt across the country over Donald Trump's presidential victory. https://t.co/0k7VdyUh5L #Election2016 https://t.co/NorsV9P4IV
— @abc
The day following the election, students were particularly active. Thousands, along with their teachers, protested at Berkeley High School in California.
NOW: Thousands of students at Berkeley High School in CA walked out of class with their teachers, to say that he is not their president.
BerkeleyHighSchool students walk out of class in protest of a #Trump presidency https://t.co/LBFD1Oie9w
Students in Austin, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts also made their voices heard.
Chills, student of UT Austin coming together as one, standing up in peaceful protest against the election #NotmyPresident
Trump Protest in front of the State House in Boston #Election2016 #NotMyPresident https://t.co/Qj2oo3qrr7
This all culminated in a night of massive demonstrations in Chicago, San Francisco, and throughout the streets of New York City
Happening now outside trump tower, Chicago https://t.co/nRk9K4BzOk
Scene on the ground from the #SanFrancisco #Trump protest https://t.co/RbiLNIBO5s
Wow! #NotMyPresident protest in NYC right now.
One can only stop and think, if there had been this level of mobilization before the election, would there have been a different result?
