Two days after Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, thousands of millennials have taken to the streets to protest. The protesters have been marching in eight major cities with signs that read “Not My President” and “Don’t Grab My Pus$y.”
Talking to the media, one protester said he was fighting for rights. Demonstrator David Thomas said:
“You got everything straight up and down the line. You got climate change, you got the Iran deal. You got gay rights, you got mass deportations. Just everything, straight up and down the line, the guy is wrong on every issue.”
Claire Bye, a 15-year-old sophomore at Academy High School, explained why she was marching:
“As a white, queer person, we need unity with people of color, we need to stand up. I’m fighting for my rights as an LGBTQ person. I’m fighting for the rights of brown people, black people, Muslim people.”
Unable to stay away from social media, Trump has taken to Twitter to blast protesters. Trump tweeted:
Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016
Hours after being blasted for his behavior, he shared a new tweet while mocking the size of the protests. He wrote:
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016
