Thousands of demonstrators gathered Wednesday evening throughout the United States to protest the unexpected victory of the Republican Donald Trump at the US presidential elections, according to AFP.

 

"We have a voice," could be read on the placards of several hundred young demonstrators who gathered in front of the White House in Washington for an candlelight vigil evening on a rainy weather, denouncing their racist, sexist, and xenophobia views, in their opinion, of Trump.

"People are right to be afraid," said one of the organizers, Ben Wikler, announcing to the participants that the demonstrators got into the streets across the country. "We are not alone," cried some of the young people gathered in front of the White House, where Obama will receive Donald Trump on Thursday.

At New York and Chicago in particular, the demonstrations began with a few hundred participants to increase up to several thousand people at nightfall.

"We are here because we are not alone in these bleak times," also said Ben Wikler, the director of the American capital of the progressive pressure group MoveOn.org.

"It is a difficult moment for many Americans," confessed Ethan Miller, on behalf of a group that defends the rights of employees, Jobs with Justice. "We faced a campaign full of racism and misogyny and many other horrific tactics that ultimately allowed" for Donald Trump to win the election, accused he.

"But we will not leave that the presidency of Donald Trump to stop the progress of this country", he gave assurances.

Other demonstrators were, however, less optimistic.

"I came here to express my grief," said Chris Hassan, 28, NGO worker.

Joanne Paradis, 31, was born in Mexico and is also working for an NGO in Washington. "I feel very bad," she said. "We must admit what happened to deal and overcome with the situation," she stated.

In New York, the protesters gathered in Union Square in Manhattan, then headed toward Trump Tower, where the recently elected US president lives.

The US indirect electoral system "does not work anymore", accused Nicholas Forker, while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000 votes in addition, according to still provisional data, but not in large number of electors. "Even a reform is needed, is ridiculous," he added.

In California, high school students and students left their classes in camps and they improvised demonstrations. In Los Angeles, hundreds gathered in front of City Hall to scan that Donald Trump "is not my president."

At Portland, in Oregon, according to local media, protested, about 300 people, who temporarily blocked the circulation, while others burned the American flag.

In Pennsylvania, hundreds of students at the University of Pittsburgh marched on the streets. 

As of Tuesday evening, the demonstrators hit the streets to announce the results of elections, especially in front of the White House. At least one person was injured in Oakland, California, where there were broken windows of some shops and several garbage cans were torched.

Source: agerpres.ro