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Donald Trump's victory sets off protests in US

The crowd of anti-Trump protesters burned American flags and chanted, \"That's not my president.\"

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2016-11-10 05:17 GMT
Demonstrators opposed to the election of Donald Trump smashed windows and set garbage bins on fire in downtown Oakland, California early on Wednesday, as protesters swarmed streets across the country in response to the election.
Smaller demonstrators were held at University of California campuses and neighbourhoods in Irvine and Davis and at San Jose State.
Police said the department is fully staffed for the possibility of another protest on Wednesday evening.
Police said at least 500 people swarmed on streets in and around UCLA, some shouting anti-Trump expletives and others chanting, 'Not my president!'
Elsewhere in California, more than 1,000 students at Berkeley High School staged a walk-out and marched to the campus of UC Berkeley.
A woman was struck by a car and severely injured when protesters got onto a highway early Wednesday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. Protesters vandalized the driver's SUV before officers intervened. The highway was closed for about 20 minutes.
The Oakland protest grew to about 250 people by late Tuesday evening, according to police. Officer Marco Marquez said protesters damaged five businesses, breaking windows and spraying graffiti.
In Seattle, a group of about 100 protesters gathered in the Capital Hill neighborhood, blocked roads and set a trash bin on fire.
The student-run campus newspaper, the Pitt News, tweeted about an event later Wednesday titled 'Emergency Meeting: Let's Unite to Stop President Trump.'
In Pennsylvania, hundreds of University of Pittsburgh students marched through the streets, with some in the crowd calling for unity.
Media reports said the crowd grew to about 300 people, including some who sat in the middle of the road to block traffic. The crowd of anti-Trump protesters burned American flags and chanted, 'That's not my president.'
In Oregon, dozens of people blocked traffic in downtown Portland and forced a delay for trains on two light rail lines.
The crowd of anti-Trump protesters burned American flags and chanted, \"That's not my president.\"

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