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Anti-Trump protests increase around the country following election

WATCH: Protests Erupt After Trump's Presidential Victory
By Kelcie Willis
Nov 10, 2016

Following Election Day, emotions are high across the country.

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Republican Donald Trump is president-elect after beating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but not everyone is happy about the results.

>> PHOTOS: Anti-Trump protesters take to the streets after election

Anti-Trump protesters gathered in Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, New York, Boston and other cities to make their dissatisfaction heard. Late Wednesday, hundreds of protesters blocked the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, halting traffic for miles as officers from the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Police Department tried to disperse the crowd. Police in Portland, Oregon, detained several people late Thursday as demonstrators broke windows of businesses and started a Dumpster fire downtown. Police termed it a riot.

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