Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of several cities nationwide Thursday in a second night of rallies protesting the election of Donald Trump. While the gatherings were mostly peaceful, late-night vandalism and graffiti turned a march in Portland, Oregon, into what police described as a “riot.” “Due to extensive criminal and dangerous behavior, protest is now considered a riot. …
Anti-Trump protest turns to riot as thousands across United States vent anger over election results
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in Portland declared the city’s protests a “riot” Thursday night as throngs shut down streets, smashed windows, vandalized cars and set small fires into the early morning hours as part of a wave of protests in cities across the country against the election of Donald Trump. Around 4,000 people took to Portland’s streets at the peak …
Donald Trump wins White House: Protests flare in Oakland
Violence erupted in the Bay Area early Wednesday morning, during protests against Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory. A KTVU news crew driving through Downtown Oakland, saw several trash fires in the middle of the street. Protesters set trash cans on fire, and vandalized several businesses, and shattered store fronts on Broadway. KTVU reporter Christien Kafton reported a Wells Fargo Bank between …
Protests continue in Dallas after Trump’s election victory
DALLAS – Anti-Trump protesters marched through Downtown Dallas for the second night in a row. The Thursday night protest began at Dealey Plaza shortly around 6:30 p.m. About 300 demonstrators marched through Downtown, West End and around Klyde Warren Park. Police followed the protesters and helped block roads as they tried to keep the marchers on sidewalks. Officers trailed the …
Trump win sparks student walkouts and protests across the U.S.: ‘I expected better’
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election sparked protests across the nation Wednesday, with crowds marching through city streets, rallying at college campuses and staging walkouts at schools in an open disavowal of the president-elect. Students at several Bay Area high schools got up from their seats in the middle of class and filed out. A throng of more than …
Anti-Trump protesters march for 3rd night; Portland police call it a ‘riot’
Thousands protesting Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election took to the streets for a third night of demonstrations and vigils in several US cities. An anti-Trump rally in Portland, Oregon, revved up as protesters confronted police Thursday night. What started out as a peaceful march, with more than 4,000 people, quickly turned violent. Over the course of the evening, …
As thousands protest his election, Trump tweets that they ‘have passion for our great country’
Resisting calls by President Obama to accept Donald Trump’s victory, tens of thousands of protesters — some too young to vote — took to the streets in cities across the country to protest that Trump “is not my president.’’ During a second night of demonstrations, a protest in Portland, Ore., was transformed into what police called a “riot.” Police said …
Anti-Trump protests, some violent, erupt for 3rd night nationwide
For the third night in a row, anti-Donald Trumpdemonstrators took to the streets in several big cities and on college campuses across the United States, including an outburst of smashed windows and a dumpster fire in Portland that police countered with pepper spray and flash-bang devices. About 4,000 protesters assembled downtown late Thursday chanting “we reject the president-elect!” the Associated Press reported. Some among the crowd …
Racist graffiti, hate crimes post-election: Trump says ‘stop it’
(CNN)Fears of heightened bigotry and hate crimes have turned into reality for some Americans after Donald Trump’s presidential win. Racist, pro-Trump graffiti painted inside a high school in Minnesota. A hijab-wearing college student robbed by men talking about Trump and Muslims in California. Messages about lynchings popping up on freshmen’s phones in Pennsylvania. While Trump has been accused of fostering …
Riot declared in Portland, Oregon amid new wave of anti-Trump demos
PORTLAND, Ore. — Another round of protests over Donald Trump’s election hit many major cities across the country Thursday during the day and at night and, while most were peaceful, at least one turned violent and was officially dubbed a riot. The president-elect fired back on Twitter after demonstrators in both red and blue states hit the streets again to …