Protesters angry about Donald Trump’s stunning presidential election victory over Hillary Clinton hit the streets from Southern California to the East Coast early Wednesday, in some cases halting transportation and causing property damage.
Up to 100 people gathered in downtown Oakland, California to protest the presidential election result, KTVU, a local television reports . As protesters gathered and continued to march on Telegraph Avenue, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) shut down a station near downtown Oakland, KTVU added.
Protesters reportedly burned a Trump effigy and smashed windows of the Oakland Tribune newsroom early Wednesday morning, according to NBC Bay Area. Hundreds of students also took the streets in Berkeley and San Jose, with over 200 people spilling into Oakland’s city limits, NBC Bay Area added.
