Crowds have flooded the streets of New York City to protest the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States of America.
Photos show scenes of chaos as protestors wave picket signs and march outside Trump Towers, holding messages of ‘love over hate’.
A shooting close to the scene of an anti-Trump protest in Seattle is believed to have left five people with gunshot wounds, The Seattle Times reports.
It was reported witnesses saw people arguing before a gunman fired shots after initially appearing to walk away. Seattle police Assistant Chief Robert Merner told the publication it was likely that at least one person shot was a bystander.
However, Reuters reports the shooting was believed to have stemmed from a personal argument and was not linked to the protest.
Protests continue to flood the streets as angry citizens create effigies of Donald Trump and burn the national flag.
Scenes of the chaos are mounting as social media users scramble to share images, videos and messages under the hashtag #NotOurPresident.
The Guardian reported traffic had been stopped on the central road of Michigan Avenue with protesters moving towards Lake Shore Drive.
Reporter Zach Staffords relayed how authorities have reacted well to the angry presence of thousands.
“Police have been surprisingly supportive of their march everywhere,” he wrote.
The New York City protesters were said to have marched 35 blocks from Union Square to the president-elect building.
The Guardian reported the crowds gathered outside Trump Tower to holler their discontent. Police officers rushed to assemble barricades as eight sanitation trucks filled with dirt lay in wait behind them.
CNN reported thousands have also gathered by the White House to chant anti-Trump slogans.
"Not my president, not today," they screamed.
Protests in cities across America continue to march into the night with no sign of stopping.
More to come...
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I am not a trump supporter but he won so until he does something terrible give him a chance. Poor form America.
Well it must be gutting to know the person with the most actual votes... doesn't win!
170,000 votes out of over 100 million votes isn't a huge margin. I wonder how many of the current protestors dragged themselves out of bed to the poling booth
46 percent of Americans didn't vote
In the presidential election Hilary got 25.6 percent. Trump got 25.5. No mention of how the republicans trounced them in the senate and house by large margins ( Unlike Australia where who has the most seats wins get the job) Never mind she couldn't even hold on to states with huge margins held for 25 years. Never mind the fact the electoral college has a bias against Republicians to the point they have one path to victory. Democrats deserve to lose the presidency, house and senate. She every advantage, and she still couldn't deliver the goods.
Vote counting isn't finished yet so noone knows the final tally.
Sill, more people have voted for her than him.