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Nationwide Anti-Donald Trump Protests Marked By Arrests

Above Photo: Image from rally earlier on December 10 at Trump towers in New York, organized by groups including the Arab American Association NY and Queer Detainee Empowerment Project. (Photo courtesy of War Resisters League)

Thousands across the US in major cities are protesting the election of Donald Trump. Hundreds in Union Square in Manhattan, New York are showing their opposition, with women chanting, “P***y grabs back!” There were also reports of flag burnings, vandalism and arrests.

Protests are taking place coast to coast, with demonstrations reported in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, DC, Austin, Boston and Chicago. The large crowds have mostly remained peaceful.

The New York City demonstrators, who appear to generally be younger voters of all races, made their way to Trump Tower. Along the way, “Not my president” and “F*** Trump” chants were heard, as were calls against excessive use of force by police, as people shouted, “from Ferguson to NYC, end police brutality.”

At 14th and Broadway in New York City, a video was projected onto a wall, showing Trump with the words “narcissist,” “conman” and “1%er.”

The issue of abortion was also raised, with women calling out, “my body, my choice!” and men responding, “her body, her choice!” A flag burning was witnessed in front of Trump Tower in New York City.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has started using Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD) to force the protesters to disperse. Protesters are in the process of trying to walk up to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue and 57th Street from 14th Street Union Square. The protests have shut down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue while the protesters make their way uptown towards Trump Tower.

A scuffle during the NYC protests was quashed when protesters removed the agitator while others chanted, “peaceful protest!” The agitator allegedly threw glass bottles at police officers when he was grabbed by peaceful protesters and brought to the police. NYPD allegedly responded with “high force,” according to one protester who claimed that police then pushed a security gate into the protesters, forcing them into each other. While the NYPD has not released a number, there are reports on social media of as many as 16 arrests. According to protesters at the scene, streets have been blocked off by police, forcing latecomers to walk about half a mile (0.8 km) from the nearest subway station. WASHINGTON, DC RT’s Alexander Rubinstein caught video of a march in Washington, DC. At the Trump International Hotel in DC, protesters splattered the outside walls with blue paint.

There was also another flag burning in DC.

LOS ANGELES
At City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, protesters lit an effigy of Trump on fire.

OAKLAND READ MORE: Anti-Trump crowd smashes windows & police cruiser in streets of Oakland (VIDEO) In Oakland, California, Jenna Lyons of the San Francisco Chronicle reported tear gas being fired into the protest.

CHICAGO Blake McCoy of NBC News reported that protesters in Chicago got on top of a public bus while Chicago Transit Authority employees were still inside. The bus had a flat tire, and eventually police cleared the area.

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