Photos: Thousands protest Donald Trump's election victory

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Photos: Thousands protest Donald Trump's election victory

Protesters flooded the streets in several cities across the nation to condemn Donald Trump's election in demonstrations on Wednesday, November 10, 2016.

Protesters march through downtown along Spring Street during a protest against President-elect, Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 in Los Angeles. A day after Trumpâs election as president, the divisions he exposed only showed signs of widening as many thousands of protesters flooded streets across the country to condemn him. (Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP)

Protesters carry a paper head of President-elect Donald Trump during a protest in front of City Hall Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 in Los Angeles. A day after Trumpâs election as president, the divisions he exposed only showed signs of widening as many thousands of protesters flooded streets across the country to condemn him. (Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP)

Protesters burn an effigy of Donald Trump outside Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Protesters march through downtown along Spring Street during a protest against President-elect, Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 in Los Angeles. A day after TrumpÃ¢â¬â¢s election as president, the divisions he exposed only showed signs of widening as many thousands of protesters flooded streets across the country to condemn him. (Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Police advance on protesters who shut down the 101 freeway in opposition to the upset election of Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for President of the United States on November 9 2016 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Protesters march through downtown along Spring Street during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Los Angeles. A day after Trumpâs election as president, the divisions he exposed only showed signs of widening as many thousands of protesters flooded streets across the country to condemn him. (Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: A television news van is vandalized with graffiti as protesters shut down the 101 freeway in opposition to the upset election of Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for President of the United States on November 9 2016 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Connor Cowan, right, holds a sign that reads "No Safe Spaces" during an anti-Donald Trump protest downtown Athens, Ga., Wednesday, November 9, 2016. "These social justice kids want the world to be safe and they aren't living in reality," Cowan said. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Morgan Riemersma chants "not my president" during a protest in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Athens, Ga (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Anna Thornton participates in a protest in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Athens, Ga. "I fear we're going to lose all of the rights we've gained when Trump takes office," said Thornton. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Demonstrators gather a protest in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Athens, Ga (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Mehreen Chaudhary chants during a protest in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Athens, Ga (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Slater Cruz holds a sign that reads "Better Luck in 2020" as he passes protesters in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Athens, Ga (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

A pro-Trump supporter, right, confronts an anti-Trump protester at Lee Circle in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the pro-Trump supporter made several circles in his vehicle and incited protesters with his pro-Trump flag and rhetoric. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

A pro-Trump supporter, right, attacks an anti-Trump protester at Lee Circle after the protester grabbed his Trump flag from the truck in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the pro-Trump supporter made several circles in his vehicle and incited protesters with his pro-Trump flag and rhetoric. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

A pro-Trump supporter, right, attacks an anti-Trump protester at Lee Circle after the protester grabbed his Trump flag from the truck in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the pro-Trump supporter made several circles in his vehicle and incited protesters with his pro-Trump flag and rhetoric. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

A pro-Trump supporter, right, attacks an anti-Trump protester at Lee Circle after the protester grabbed his Trump flag from the truck in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the pro-Trump supporter made several circles in his vehicle and incited protesters with his pro-Trump flag and rhetoric. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 09: Demonstrators protest outside the Chicago Theatre November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest a day after Republican Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 09: Demonstrators protest on Michigan Avenue November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest a day after Republican Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

Protesters rally near the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Upper Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Protesters hug after attempting to cross the North Wabash Avenue bridge in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

James Madison University English graduate student Paige Evans, of Great Falls, Va., sits on the steps of Wilson Hall in protest of Donald Trump's presidential election win Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 9, 2016, in Harrisonburg, Va. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP)

BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 09: Protesters hold up signs and yell during a protest against the elction of Donald Trump in the Boston Common on November 9, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 09: Protesters hold up signs and yell during a protest against the elction of Donald Trump in the Boston Common on November 9, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Jacob Karaglanis of Oldham County, Ky., drapes himself in an American flag during a clash between anti-Trump protesters and Trump supporters at Western Kentucky University Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Bowling Green, Ky. Thousands of protesters around the US took to the streets Wednesday to condemn the election of Donald Trump as president. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)

Justin Fuhs, of Sioux Falls, takes part in a peaceful demonstration in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential victory Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. (Joe Ahlquist/The Argus Leader via AP)

Jennifer Quinones of Garland, Texas, holds up a sign as she joins others gathered to protest President-elect Donald Trump's victory, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Noor Wadi, a second year law student, cries as she hugs a friend after speaking with fellow students gathered at the University of Texas at Austin to protest the Trump election on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Hundreds of University of Texas students march through downtown Austin in protest of Donald Trump's presidential victory.(Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Students at the University of Texas at Austin lead a protest down to Congress Bridge Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Austin, Texas. Hundreds of University of Texas students march through downtown Austin in protest of Donald Trump's presidential victory. (Joshua Guerra/The Daily Texan via AP)

Protesters stand on the Mass. Statehouse steps in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory in Boston, Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A protester holds up a sign for President Barack Obama in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A protester carries an upside down American flag in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Abraham Barragan, 18, center, joins others as they march down Broadway, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in downtown San Diego, during a protest in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Protesters march in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory in San Francisco, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A protester pleads with police Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. Police in Oakland blocked thousands of people protesting Donald Trump's election from getting onto a highway Wednesday night. The crowd chanting and waving signs gathered in Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Anti-Trump protesters gather in a park as New Yorkers react to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States on November 9, 2016 in New York City. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Anti-Trump protesters gather in a park as New Yorkers react to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States on November 9, 2016 in New York City. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters shut down 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower as New Yorkers react to the election of Trump as president of the United States on November 9, 2016 in New York City. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters shut down 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower as New Yorkers react to the election of Trump as president of the United States on November 9, 2016 in New York City. Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in an upset to become the 45th president. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Protesters gather on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York, in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Protesters march through downtown along Spring Street during a protest against President-elect, Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 in Los Angeles. A day after Trumpâs election as president, the divisions he exposed only showed signs of widening as many thousands of protesters flooded streets across the country to condemn him. (Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena Star-News/SCNG via AP)

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