Donald Trump pledged unity and promised a change that America has not seen in decades, as he spoke in front of a crowd of thousands in Washington, DC, on his final day as president-elect.
Anti-Trump demonstrators set fires, break windows in California
Protests against Donald Trump have broken out in California's Bay Area after the Republican candidate’s victory in the US presidential election, a Reuters witness and local media have reported.
Published : 9 Nov 2016, 07:14 PM
Updated : 9 Nov 2016, 07:16 PM
Demonstrators set fire to a likeness of Trump late on Tuesday, smashed store front windows and set garbage and tires on fire in downtown Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco.
A few miles away, University of California, Berkeley students protested on campus.
A woman passes burning garbage during a demonstration in Oakland following the election of Donald Trump. Reuters
A demonstration also unfolded at the University of California, Davis where students blocked streets as they marched and chanted anti-Trump slogans and "You are not America, we are America," according to Twitter posts.
One protester in Oakland was struck by a vehicle after blocking a highway, local media reported.
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