Thousands of Americans take to the streets of New York to protest against the appointment of President-elect Donald Trump
This marked day four of consecutive protests across the country
THOUSANDS of demonstrators took to the streets of New York today to protest President-elect Donald J. Trump.
In one of the largest anti-Trump demonstrations since his election on Tuesday, 10,000 people walked the two miles across Manhattan from Union Square to the future president’s home and business headquarters.
Taking the march right to his front door, they chanted “Not my president!” outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
Women and men off all ages took part in the protest, many carrying banners and cardboard signs with slogans such as, "Dump Trump", "Not My President", "Love Trumps Hate" and, in reference to his infamous comments, one woman wrote "Hands off my p**y politics people" across her bare chest.
Speaking to the , Kimie Liu said: "We need to protest what we believe to be a disturbing turn in politics this week.
"Trump stands for so many things I find abhorrent, and we won’t sit down when hate wins.
"We stand for what we believe in.”
Students across the country have walked out of classes, marches have been organised, people have clashed with the police and speakers have spoken out about their fears for the future of America since the election.
‘How to leave America’ has become the most Googled search term in the wake of his shock victory.
And a Canadian immigration website crashed on election night as Americans attempted to flee the US after his win.
Fears of deportation, increased racism, the roll-back of gay rights and reduced access to services such as Planned Parenthood (a centre for sexual and reproductive health for low income women) have worried citizens up and down the country.
The New York protest remained peaceful, although two were arrested for breaching the NYPD's "frozen zone" which was protected by metal barricades.
Security ringed the skyscraper and the building's lobby remained open to the public and was full of reporters and curious tourists.
This wasn't the only protest to take place today, in what has been the fourth consecutive day of nationwide-wide demonstrations.
Marches descended upon one of Trump's buildings in Chicago and 6,000 protesters reportedly gathered in Los Angeles.
Organisers stressed that the demonstrations were to stay peaceful.
Protests have also taken place all over the world.
The demonstrations have mostly been organised by local activists groups on the fly, but plans are in motion to march on Washington on Trump's inauguration day.
A will see people take to the streets of the capital on 20 January to protest against Trump's treatment of women.
In a tweet on Thursday, the President-elect blamed the protests on " professional protesters, incited by the media" but backtracked the next day saying "Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!"
The peaceful marches come after violence erupted across America after the result was confirmed – including outside the White House.
Mr Trump seemed to play down the divisive elements of his campaign in his victory speech, promising to be a US President “for all Americans”.
He said it was “time for America to bind the wounds of division” in an impassioned speech.
At the protest in New York, Louay Youssef told: “I am an Egyptian-American, I am a Muslim Egyptian-American.
"I feel that under Donald Trump I will not be represented. I don’t think he even sees me as a human being,
“I want to do everything to stop him from dismantling the progressive system that we have been trying to create.”
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