A second night of protests over Donald Trump’s ascension to the presidency is in progress, though turnout and the number of cities with demonstrations are significantly down from Wednesday night.
Thousands turned out in Baltimore, Portland and New York City to declare their disapproval of the president-elect. Nearly a dozen major U.S. cities were home to large protests on Wednesday. One factor in the lower turnout Thursday night may be the result of a press conference President Obama and Trump held earlier in the day, praising one another and promising to work together for all Americans.
“Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” protesters chanted at a rally outside Trump Tower in Manhattan.
In Baltimore, an estimated 600 people turned out downtown, marching from the Inner Harbor to the M&T Bank Stadium, home to NFL’s Ravens. Two people were detained by police, but no one has been charged in what law enforcement are saying is a nonviolent demonstration.
No hate no fear
Immigrants are welcome here pic.twitter.com/thA8nz1dVn— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) November 11, 2016
Three thousand miles away in Portland, Ore., a third night of protests is in full throttle. Demonstrations overtook parts of I-84 that run through downtown and marched east on the Hawthorne Bridge, blocking traffic and leaving drivers stranded on the bridge. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed freeways in the city, including the west coast’s main highway, Interstate 5, between Fremont and Marquam bridges. In the City of Roses, the MAX light rail system even announced the closing of some stations for safety reasons.
Police are taking reports of attacks on drivers and vandalism during the protest.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) November 11, 2016
A few hundred people gathered in Oakland, Calif., down from the 7,000 people who came out on Wednesday evening. Those who marched on Thursday night were led in part by Cat Brooks of the Anti Police Terror Project, who told the crowd the police incited the violence in Wednesday’s tear gas episode.
“This is censorship at the hands of Libby Schaaf and OPD,” Brooks said. “We do not accept or acknowledge the fascist regime of Donald Trump or Libby Schaaf nor do we recognize the authority of her gestapo, otherwise known as OPD.”
