Protesters hit the streets Sunday over the election of Donald Trump, marking the fifth day of demonstrations in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

In Manhattan, a group gathered to demonstrate against Trump's immigration policies.
"The main purpose is to tell Donald Trump he can't just deport 11 million undocumented people," Noelle Yasso said. "They're here to stay and we stand in solidarity with them."
Yasso, who said she was an immigration lawyer, said immigrants are terrified.
"They're saying, 'Are we going to be deported tomorrow?' " she said. "People don't know what will happen and they're very scared."

Police confront demonstrators outside City Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Protesters are upset about Trump's policies on health care, the environment, LGBT rights and other issues. Some are questioning the legitimacy of Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton by noting that although he took the Electoral College, Clinton won the popular vote.

Over the weekend, Los Angeles saw anti-Trump protests swell to 8,000 people on Saturday. In New York, thousands peacefully marched two miles on Saturday and gathered outside Trump Tower, the President-elect's home in Manhattan, where they chanted "not my president."
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On Sunday, around 100 people peacefully protested in front of the CNN building in Los Angeles, said a member of CNN security. A small protest also took place midday Sunday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Protests also flared in large metropolitan areas including Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, and Chicago.

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Since Election Day, many have expressed fears of bigotry and racial violence against minorities, amid incidents of harassment, slurs and hate crimes. In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night, Trump told his supporters to stop the harassment, and that he would, "bring this country together."

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As for anti-Trump protests, he said: "I think it's horrible if that's happening. I think it's built up by the press because, frankly, they'll take every single little incident that they can find in this country, which could've been there before. If I weren't even around doing this, and they'll make into an event because that's the way the press is."

Portland protests
Most protests around the nation had been peaceful. But Portland, Oregon, has been the site of the most violent anti-Trump demonstrations with a shooting and the arrest of 71 people on Saturday.
Police reported that the march was much smaller Sunday night with no arrests.

Over a million women are expected to march in Washington D.C. to “take a stand” for women’s rights, a day after Donald Trump is sworn into office, organizers say.

Scheduled to take place on Saturday January 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration, the march has been spurred by the president-elect’s attitude towards women, including a series of degrading comments made about women in the past, said Bob Bland, one of the New York organizers.

The “Women’s March on Washington,” has already attracted more than 40,000 people within 24 hours of it being announced, according to the group’s Facebook page.


On January 20th, Trump will be sworn as President. On January 21st, a million women plan to march at the White House to condemn his misogyny

— Miriam Brett (@MiriamBrett) November 11, 2016

Organizers were criticised for initially calling the event “Million Women March,” a 1997 Philadelphia event organised by African-American women to highlight issues that were seen to be ignored by other women’s rights groups.

“This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports women’s rights are welcome,” reads the event’s Facebook page. “This is not an anti-trump protest – but a peaceful march to take a stand for our values, our loved ones and our rights.”

Plans for the march came together two days after Trump won the election, Bland added.

“We need to be working together in a coherent, supportive way over the next four years, to activate more women into leadership positions, to be more politically active,” she said. “We cannot allow ourselves to give up, put our heads down and not hold this administration accountable for any violation of human rights or women’s rights.”

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Fontaine Pearson, another organizer from Memphis, said people are being mobilised state by state.

“We have a huge groundswell of women,” she told Reuters. “This is growing faster than anyone expected.”

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Trump was heavily criticized during his election campaign for insulting female reporters and was also denounced after a video emerged of him bragging about groping women, prompting further allegations of sexual harassment from several others.

Trump denied any wrongdoing following the release of the footage and said his words were simply “locker room talk.”

AiA wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 1:12am:


Yes, but who makes the robots? You tell me that.

Someone has to make Amerika great again. I don't care if it's a robot or not.

Melanias purse wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 1:16am:


who makes the robots? not the people who think old-school manufacturing jobs will return on the scale they once existed ... not the people who expect Trump to work miracles in manufacturing

Canberra under Trump will continue to be Washington’s little bitch especially when Trump decides to start smacking with the Chinese in the ways he has promised. Yes, Canberra will be America's puppet enshrining American dominance over the Asia-Pacific region while America itself continues to rot and decay. Australia and its financial and corporate conglomerates stand to benefit a lot from Trump while America's working class will continue to be screwed.

I'd rather we became the 52 nd state of the USA to be honest.

Due to the fact that australian governments want to employ people in fake jobs in the public service etc,

Who do you figure will beat us to being the 51st?

NorthOfNorth wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 7:54am:



Good point North.
Due to the fact that australian governments want to employ people in fake jobs in the public service etc, the only way to finance this is to sell the farm to China.
So big government, leftie socialists are empowering China and they wont need to invade us to control us, they will be employing your grandchildren on slave wages after Canberra sells the farm to provide for the entitled baby boomers of today.
Inter generational theft, as MR Abbott so correctly labelled it.
Its our selfishness and entitlement that will make us slaves to China. I'd rather we became the 52 nd state of the USA to be honest. Trump is far less ruthless then the central planning committee in Beijing

NorthOfNorth wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 8:15am:



Puerto Rico and then possibly England for a tie. Sorry Australia, you're at the bottom of the barrel. If it makes any difference use me a reference when you apply next time.

John Smith wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 8:40am:


But at least he is going to build a big arsed fence.

Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 9:31pm:


Is it a wall, or a fence?

Make up your mind.

Even a 2 year old would know the difference.

Secret Wars wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 10:42pm:


Leaving forever.

Nothing has changed.

Secret Wars wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 10:46pm:


I am leaving.

Why do you continue to lie?

Correct.

I lost the bet, and I'll leave.

Nothing has changed.

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 15^th, 2016 at 11:12pm:

No one with half a brain wants you to leave- ignore the time wasters- post over and around.