Almost 8K Anti-Trump Protesters March Peacefully Through Downtown LA

“We will raise our voices and show that we can accomplish being firm and resilient against hatred, while remaining peaceful”.

It was the latest in days of demonstrations across America, and even throughout the world.

Every day in the week since Donald Trump pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, protests have broken out across the country with demonstrators chanting, “Not my president” and “Love trumps hate”.

A protester demonstrates in an anti-Trump protest against President-elect, Donald Trump, that started at MacArthur Park and ended at the Edward Royal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, .

“I’m not expecting anything to change, I realize that Trump is our president-elect, I think that people are feeling a collective sense of grief and despair, it’s a grieving process”, protester Dana Nicolette told WABC-TV.

And in NY, protesters descended upon the real estate mogul-turned-commander in chief’s residence, Trump Tower on upscale Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan.

Demonstrations also occurred in Detroit, Dallas, Memphis, Orlando, Raleigh and a number of other cities.

On Saturday, 8,000 people took to the streets in Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, police arrested 195 people overnight after a thousand protesters marched through the city until the early morning.

The man was blasted after reportedly getting into an argument with a motorist as he marched over Morrison Bridge in Portland, Oregon.

The incident occurred amid violent protests in Portland in which the police fired tear gas on Friday night after “burning projectiles” were hurled at officers.

“If you’re upset with the election, please don’t come out and protest”, he said.

Some protesters smashed shop and auto windows, threw firecrackers and set rubbish alight.

“We must unite despite our differences to stop HATE from ruling the land”, organizers in NY wrote in a Facebook post announcing a rally at noon local time in Union Square and then a march to Trump Tower, the president-elect’s skyscraper home on Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. He says by taking to the streets protesters are “providing cover for those who want to fight with police and make mayhem”. Fifth Avenue was crowded with protesters for blocks. Several hundred people took to the streets Saturday night and police arrested multiple people after protesters threw bottles and blocked streets and light rail lines.

Some 60.3 million people voted for Trump, fewer than the 60.8 million who chose Clinton.

Police declared a riot and made 26 arrests. Protests also flared in large metropolitan areas including Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, and Chicago. Despite pleas from police earlier in the day, some protesters began marching on Southwest 4th Avenue, only to be stopped by police, who advised the crowd to march on a facilitated northbound route.

The demonstrators in Portland cut off traffic, sprayed walls with graffiti and engaged in acts of vandalism, local authorities said.

Police were providing constant Twitter updates on the march locations, arrests and other announcements throughout the night. Police said they did use pepper balls at one point during the confrontation.

Rowdy demonstrators marched through downtown Portland, Oregon, again Saturday night despite calls from the mayor and police chief for calm.

The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening, and he was treated at a hospital.

The New York Police Department reported that 11 people had been arrested as of late Friday, the New York Times said.

They understand that the results can not be undone, but they want to show their rejection of the policies promoted by Trump during the campaign.

Trump tweeted twice about the protests.

Many protesters said they harbor no illusions about reversing the outcome of the election.

In Chicago, police told CNN they are investigating an incident this week in which a group of people reportedly beat a man while yelling that he voted for Trump.