Donald Trump’s presidential victory has sparked protests across America with some demonstrators setting trash on fire, smashing windows and burning the US flag.
Supporters of rival candidates clashed outside the White House as Americans woke up to the reality of Trump’s surprise win after the most divisive presidential campaign in recent history.
Meanwhile, parties held on university campuses across liberal states soon turned into wakes as swathes of red covered the electoral college map.
Hundreds of people on California college campuses and in Oregon marched against the Republican’s election in the early hours.
Police says at least 500 people swarmed on streets in and around UCLA early Wednesday morning, some shouting anti-Trump expletives.
Shortly before 3am EST, Hillary Clinton called her Republican rival to concede defeat after seeing Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida all turn red.
Trump took to the stage and praised Clinton’s hard work during her political career.
Demonstrators were held at University of California campuses and neighborhoods in Berkeley, Irvine and Davis and at San Jose State.
In Oakland, more than 100 protesters took to downtown streets. Local media reported that protesters burned Trump in effigy, smashed windows of the Oakland Tribune newsroom and set tires and trash on fire.
The California Highway Patrol says a woman was struck by a car during the protest and severely injured.
In Oregon, dozens of people blocked traffic in downtown Portland and forced a delay for trains on two light rail lines.
University of Oregon other students shouted obscenities about the president elect.
Margaret Gibson told the Tab Oregon: ‘I’m f***** terrified of this whole thing. The mission is to raise support that Donald Trump cannot be our president.
‘I think the whole point of this protest is to get awareness that Donald Trump just won. The whole world as we know it for minorities will be uprooted and destroyed as well as our whole economic system and morals being exposed to the world in such a bad way.’
In London, anti-racist protesters are to stage a demonstration outside the US Embassy in London following the the result.
Activists accused the President-elect of having a long history of ‘racist outbursts’ as well as his promise to build a wall between the US and Mexico.
Sabby Dhalu, co-convener of the Stand up to Racism group, said: ‘Donald Trump used the oldest trick in the book – he stirred up fear and racism in the context of a stagnant economy and the resulting fall in living standards – to mobilise a vote for him.
‘The danger now is racists across the globe feel emboldened by Donald Trump’s victory and racism and sexism become normalised through the most powerful figure in the world.
‘We call on anti-racists and all progressives to join us tonight outside the US Embassy.’
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