(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Crowds of angry protesters have taken to streets across the United States chanting "Not Our President" while setting fires and smashing windows.
Although there were protests elsewhere in the country, the West Coast appeared to have the most activity.
More than 100 protesters unhappy with Trump’s election staged a march on Wednesday morning in Portland, Oregon.
The protesters chanted anti-Trump slogans and blocked traffic in the area. Some of the protesters burned the US flag, littering the streets with debris.
Trumps’ election victory also sparked protests early Wednesday across the state of California, drawing crowds to city streets and college campuses.
The demonstrators openly disavowed the president-elect and a few resorted to vandalism, reflecting their sadness, anger and bursts of rage.
A violent protest also erupted in San Francisco and nearby Oakland. Demonstrators set fire to an effigy of Trump and smashed front windows of buildings across the bay from San Francisco.
Up to 1,500 people gathered at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) shortly after Trump delivered a victory speech in New York City.
Students also held a protest on the campuses of the University of California in Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Irvine and San Diego.
There were earlier protests outside the White House as votes count showed Trump was in the lead. There, the protesters said they feel betrayed and scared at the prospect of Trump’s presidency.
In the nation’s capital on the East Coast, a crowd of more than 1,000 people showed up in front of the White House early Wednesday morning to oppose a future Trump administration.
Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.
Trump rode a wave of anger toward the US establishment to win the White House race against Clinton, a longtime Washington insider who held positions as a first lady, US senator and secretary of state.
Trump, who at 70 will be the oldest first-term US president, defeated his Democratic rival after a bitter and divisive campaign. During the campaign Trump was the target of sharp disapproval, not just from Democrats but from many in his own party.
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