First demos against Trump as #NotMyPresident trends among LGBT groups and minorities
Fires were started and students took to the streets in California to express outrage at the new president.
Protests broke out in California and tens of thousands of people tweeted their opposition to Donald Trump's victory in the US elections using the "Not my president" hashtag.
In California – a state which voted for Clinton – people took to the streets reportedly chanting "Not Our President". There were also reports of fires being started and windows smashed in the town of Oakland. Students at the University of California also staged a demonstration which blocked off traffic while chanting slogans such as "You are not America, we are America."
Trump shocked the world after he beat the odds to be declared the 45<sup>th US President following his win over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
The billionaire tycoon managed to win several key swing states including Florida and Ohio to put him over the 270 vote mark needed to win the election.
The Republican, who managed to overcome a series of sexual assault allegations, division within his own party and allegations of racism and fascism during the campaign, told his supports during his victory speech that now is the time for the US to "come together as one united people".
However, many of those who supported the most divisive US political candidate in history have voiced their anger at his win, with more than 70,000 people in the US tweeting #NotMyPresident in the hours after he was declared the winner.
As an American, I woke up this morning feeling embarrassed, ashamed, angry. As a gay man, right now I feel only fear. #NotMyPresident
— Bradley Keist (@theauditoria) November 9, 2016
i dont respect the america that elected this monster. i respect the america that was seeking progressive change and hope #NotMyPresident
— kat (@katfortey) November 9, 2016
My president isn't a man who has constantly disrespected women, poc, lgbt, disabled people, multiple religions, etc. #notmypresident
— 5sos enthusiast (@Penguiraffecorn) November 9, 2016
I will vote him out of office. Petition him out. Bleed to get him out. Be heard to get him out. Pray to get him out. #NotMyPresident
— esoteric heaux (@ErikHeaux) November 9, 2016
#NotMyPresident I will not acknowledge someone who refuses to acknowledge me, and other poc and woc like me
— 🇲🇽 alexa 🇬🇹 (@PAClFlCRlM2) November 9, 2016
If Donald Trump can spend the last 8 years treating Obama as if he's not the president, I can spend the next 4. #notmypresident
— Kelwy El-Haj (@KelwyEl) November 9, 2016
"I will be a president for all Americans." Unless you're Muslim, LGBTQ, a person of color, a person with a disability. #NotMyPresident
— Abraham Lim (@realabrahamlim) November 9, 2016
I do not respect someone who threatens my existence and I refuse to accept him as a legitimate leader #NotMyPresident
— alexa (@alexawithanA) November 9, 2016
I don't understand how we went from 1st African American POTUS to a racist, sexist & xenophobic one. #notmypresident
— hol 🌹 (@holidaaze) November 9, 2016
history books could've said "they elected their first black president and 8 years later their first female president" but…#NotMyPresident
— erica love (@iericant) November 9, 2016
I will NEVER respect him.
— Kimbery Carey (@KimberyHough) November 9, 2016
I will NEVER accept him as president.
I will NEVER bow to the hatred that won tonight. #NotMyPresident
I am physically ill & can't sleep. How did we let this happen, & how do we explain it to our children? #notmypresident #RIPAmerica
— Kristi Jones (@COVegMama) November 9, 2016
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