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| ‘Not my president’: Protesters rally nationwide upset with Trump victory | ‘Not my president’: Protesters rally nationwide upset with Trump victory |
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| From Seattle to Austin to New York, people disappointed with Donald Trump’s victory took to the streets. | From Seattle to Austin to New York, people disappointed with Donald Trump’s victory took to the streets. |
| In Austin, the capital of Texas, which voted for Trump, crowds marched in the center and on the city’s landmark bridge. | |
| According to local ABC affiliate KVUE, students at the University of Texas also took to the streets to protest against Donald Trump. | |
| Austin Police Department said in a statement on Twitter that the bridge later reopened after protesters moved towards SB Congress at 6th St., an intersection further downtown. | |
| The APD has characterized the protest as “peaceful”. | |
| A crowd of up 200 students marched in impromptu protest through West Seattle’s major avenue, accusing the now president-elect for racism. | A crowd of up 200 students marched in impromptu protest through West Seattle’s major avenue, accusing the now president-elect for racism. |
| Students of West Seattle High School walked out of their classes around 11:00am and headed towards the city’s Jefferson Square, approximately 25 minutes away from the school. | Students of West Seattle High School walked out of their classes around 11:00am and headed towards the city’s Jefferson Square, approximately 25 minutes away from the school. |
| Last night, Hillary Clinton secured a strong victory in Washington, winning the state with 56.3 percent versus 37.8 percent secured by Donald Trump. | Last night, Hillary Clinton secured a strong victory in Washington, winning the state with 56.3 percent versus 37.8 percent secured by Donald Trump. |
| However, the results were met with fierce opposition among young people in Seattle. As they marched through California avenue, students chanted anti-Trump slogans, such as “he is a racist” and “he is not my president.” | However, the results were met with fierce opposition among young people in Seattle. As they marched through California avenue, students chanted anti-Trump slogans, such as “he is a racist” and “he is not my president.” |
| Some of the students were chanting “make love not walls,” referring to Trump’s idea to build a wall across the US-Mexican border to stop the flow of immigrants. | Some of the students were chanting “make love not walls,” referring to Trump’s idea to build a wall across the US-Mexican border to stop the flow of immigrants. |
| The ‘Notmypresident’ protests have also been supported by students at the Western Washington University. | |
| Students’ anti-Trump protest have stretched down to the US west coast and beyond, also taking place in California and Arizona. | |
| About 1,500 students at Berkeley High School also walked out of classes before 9:00am in protest of Trump’s victory, an official said according to the LA Times. | |
| In Phoenix, Arizona, where Trump secured 50 percent of the vote versus Clinton’s 45 percent, hundreds of students united in protest against his victory. | In Phoenix, Arizona, where Trump secured 50 percent of the vote versus Clinton’s 45 percent, hundreds of students united in protest against his victory. |
| They made their way through Downtown Austin, reportedly temporarily blocking the First Street bridge. |