Thousands of New Yorkers marched to protest Republican Donald Trump’s electoral victory, weaving through traffic in his hometown to get to Trump Tower, where police braced for the crowds.
Demonstrators also marched in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Chicago and several other places to express their opposition to plans, Trump espoused during a bitter election campaign against Republican primary rivals and Democratic Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, a day after his stunning victoy in the White House, Trump’s website managers removed his statements concerning a totla and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.
Trump is busy evaluating potential names for his cabinet.
In Manhattan, the slogans protesters chanted on a rainy and cold Wednesday evening ranged from”Not my president” and “hey, hey, ho, ho Donald Trump has got to go,” and held signs that read “Trump Makes America Hate” and “Don’t Lose Hope.”
After marching more than 40 blocks uptown to picket outside Trump Tower in midtown.
“I’m concerned for the immigrants in this country, I’m concerned for the black and Muslim people,” one protester said.
A separate demonstration at Columbus Circle, meanwhile, was hosted by the anti-racism group Answer Coalition.
