Anti-Donald Trump protests started in multiple American cities on Wednesday, the same day that students at several high schools and universities across the country walked out of classes.
The protests are taking place in at least seven major cities, according to CNN, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Seattle, among others.
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Thousands of protesters targeted Trump buildings in New York and Chicago on Wednesday, chanting anti-Trump slogans as protests against President-elect Donald Trump popped up throughout the United States.
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In Austin, Texas, protesters blocked a highway. Students burned a flag on the campus of American University in Washington, and they walked out of class in high schools and colleges across the country the day after the presidential election.
"Not my president, not today," was a chant heard at protests from Boston to Los Angeles.
In downtown Los Angeles, high school students crowded the steps of City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Protester Brooklyn White was holding a sign that said "Hate won't win." The 18-year-old voted for Hillary Clinton and was disappointed.
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"We can't let it stop us. If he's the president then fine, but if Donald Trump is gonna be it then he has to listen," she said.
At Berkeley High School in California, about 1,500 students walked out of classes Wednesday morning. In Des Moines, Iowa, it was hundreds of high school students who left class to protest of election results. In Phoenix, about 200 students from Carl Hayden High School marched to the state Capitol in protest.
Trump was declared the winner of the 2016 presidential election early Wednesday morning, defeating Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
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— Robert Moran (@RobertMoran215) November 10, 2016
Hundreds are now gathered on the Boston Common and many more are streaming in to protest Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/KZTjPPyXvW
— Zeninjor Enwemeka (@Zeninjor) November 10, 2016
Wow! #NotMyPresident protest in NYC right now. pic.twitter.com/RY7ALHQFih
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) November 10, 2016
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RIGHT NOW: UT students protesting Donald Trump's election have SHUT DOWN bridge in Downtown Austin pic.twitter.com/YhrGV5w2qM
— Kris Betts (@KrisB_13WHAM) November 9, 2016
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUT pic.twitter.com/0hyQRyOkqc
— Black Student Union (@BerkeleyBSU) November 9, 2016
Walkout at Hoover High School in protest of president-elect Trump @DMRegister pic.twitter.com/ddkT6VUKEK
— Rodney White (@rodneywhite) November 9, 2016
Large crowd of young anti-Trump protesters on steps of Los Angeles City Hall. Seceral protests said to be happening in #DTLA tonight pic.twitter.com/0nqMvisnsj
— James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) November 9, 2016
CNN contributed to this report.
