Protests continued across the country for a second night, following the election of Donald Trump for president. In Portland, Oregon, where thousands of people gathered to denounce the president-elect, police in riot gear attacked protesters with pepper spray and rubber bullets, while some demonstrators sprayed graffiti and broke store windows. A handful of people were arrested.
In Oakland, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters took over Interstate 580, while in Denver, thousands of people rallied at the state Capitol. Anti-Trump protesters also took to the streets in New York City; Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Los Angeles, California; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.
The protests even reached the Supreme Court bench, where on Wednesday Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wore an embellished collar ruffle that signals disagreement. This summer Ginsburg told The New York Times, “I can’t imagine what the country would be—with Donald Trump as our president,” and said she’d move to New Zealand if he were elected.
During protests in Washington, D.C., Thursday, a middle school teacher spoke about the confusion and fear of his students. “A lot of them are really confused about these election results. So, after I explain to them how Trump, quote-unquote, ‘won,’ they ask me the same question: ‘Mr. E, will I get deported?’ All of my periods ask me the same question. Are we going to deport them?”
Protesters: “No!”
Middle School Teacher: “Why not? Because love trumps hate. Let me hear you!”
Protesters: “Love trumps hate! Love trumps hate!”
The protests last night came after President-elect Donald Trump met with President Obama in the Oval Office Thursday. Following the meeting, Trump tweeted, “Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!”
