Sixty-five people were arrested last night in New York City protests opposing the election of Republican Donald Trump as president.
The majority of arrests were made in front of Trump Tower. Several people climbed light poles and had to be removed, or burned flags.
Most of those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct. A few were also charged with resisting arrest.
Fifth Avenue reopened early Thursday morning.
The protesters were called together through Facebook to release a collective, primal scream.
They marched for 40 blocks and arrived at Trump Tower, the home of President-elect Donald Trump.
The crowd appeared to be bigger than any protest during the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City. “Donald Trump go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay,” protesters shouted.
It wasn’t clear if anyone believed something would come of this protest. Most understand Trump was elected fairly in the Electoral College.
“He did win the electoral vote that is a fact. I do believe, however, that the majority of Americans do not want this man to be president of the United States,” a protester said.
(AP)
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4 Responses
“It wasn’t clear if anyone believed something would come of this protest”
Yea, that seems to be the case in most of these protests. People just like to scream so they can feel like they accomplished something.
This is all funded by George Soros (ymach shemoi)
He lost the popular vote which is extremely significant and can’t be swept under the rug, undercuts any claim of a mandate.
#2 – you don’t need funding to post on facebook and walk down the street
Wow.
Such hypocrisy.
Remember all you Dems and Hillary supporters who were worried about trump marchers in the street.
Who is ready to admit they were wrong.