2016 United States presidential election

=== Protests ===
[[File:Protests in Los Angeles.webm|thumb|right|upright=.91|News report about the protests in Los Angeles on November 12 from [[Voice of America]]]]
{{further|Protests against Donald Trump#Post-election protests}}

Following the announcement of Trump's election, large protests broke out across the United States with some continuing for several days.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/trump-election-protests.html |title=Protests of Trump's Election Continue Into Third Day |last=Bromwich |first=Jonah Engel |date=November 11, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331|access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/09/501513889/anti-trump-protests-break-out-in-cities-across-the-country |title=Across The Country, Thousands March In Protest Against Trump's Victory : The Two-Way |last1=Domonoske |first1=Camila |last2=Overland |first2=Martha Ann |newspaper=[[NPR]] |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-trump-protests-turn-violent-in-oregon-1478885999 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |title=Anti-Trump Protests Likely to Continue Friday and Saturday |last1=Calvert |first1=Scott |last2=McWhirter |first2=Cameron |date=November 11, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/11/violence-erupts-in-portland-riot-as-anti-trump-protests-continue-in-cities-across-the-nation |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title=As anti-Trump anger feeds protests and violence, Obama echoes appeals for unity |author1=Leah Sottile |author2=Samantha Schmidt |author3=Brian Murphy |date=November 11, 2016}}</ref>

Protesters held up a number of different signs and chanted various shouts including "Not my president" and "We don't accept the president-elect."<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/11/not-my-president-elect |title=Anti-Trump protests continue across America |date=November 10, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |issn=0013-0613|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":5"/> The movement organized on [[Twitter]] under the hashtags #Antitrump and #NotMyPresident.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pe.com/articles/president-818185-area-voiced.html |title=Here are all the Southern California students who walked out of high schools to protest Donald Trump |last=Ratzlaff |first=Angela |newspaper=Press Enterprise |language=en|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Reuters 2nd">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-protests-idUSKBN1343CO |title=In second day of anti-Trump protests, civil rights a top concern |date=November 10, 2016 |newspaper=[[Reuters]]|access-date=November 10, 2016 |first=Javier |last=Galeano}}</ref>

High school and college students walked out of classes to protest.<ref name=vcst>{{cite news |url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/10/oxnard-students-lead-anti-trump-protests/93602958/ |title=Oxnard students took to the streets protesting Trump |newspaper=Ventura County Star |date=November 10, 2016 |access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> At a few protests fires were lit, flags and other items were burned and people yelled derogatory remarks about Trump. Rioters also broke glass at certain locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/rioting-breaks-out-in-the-us-in-reaction-to-donald-trumps-shock-victory-6246293/ |first=Toby |last=Meyjes |publisher=Metro |date=November 9, 2016|access-date=November 9, 2016 |title=Rioting breaks out in the US in reaction to Donald Trump's shock victory}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-elected-president-riots-break-out-university-campuses-after-republicans-2443978 |first=Seerat |last=Chabba |newspaper=International Business Times |title=Donald Trump Elected President: Riots Break Out At University Campuses After Republican's Win |date=November 9, 2016|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
Celebrities such as [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Cher]], and [[Lady Gaga]] took part in New York.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/madonna-mark-ruffalo-t-join-nyc-anti-trump-protests-article-1.2867287 |title=Madonna, Mark Ruffalo, T.I. and more celebrities join New York City anti-Trump protests |newspaper=The New York Daily News |date=November 10, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2016 |first=Nicole |last=Bitette}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://uproxx.com/music/cher-madonna-ti-donald-trump-protests/ |title=Cher, Madonna And T.I. Lend Their Support To NYC's Anti-Trump Protests |last=Gotty |first=John |date=November 10, 2016 |newspaper=UPROXX |language=en-US |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112221250/http://uproxx.com/music/cher-madonna-ti-donald-trump-protests/ |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4564242/lady-gaga-protest-trump/ |title=Lady Gaga Protested Outside Trump Tower During the Election |last=Lang |first=Cady |magazine=TIME |date=November 10, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s song "[[Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)|Alright]]" was used repeatedly by protestors, despite the movement receiving no endorsement from Lamar himself.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-13|title=Protestors disrupt Trump's Chicago rally by chanting Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kendrick-lamar-alright-chanted-protestors-trump-chicago-rally-a6928731.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kendrick-lamar-alright-chanted-protestors-trump-chicago-rally-a6928731.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The History of Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" as a Protest Song|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/06/kendrick-lamar-alright-protest-song|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peter Andrew Hart|date=2016-03-12|title=Protesters Chant Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' At Chicago Trump Protest|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kendrick-lamar-chicago-trump-protest_n_56e47e92e4b0b25c91823087|access-date=2021-10-01|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en}}</ref> Some protesters took to blocking [[Controlled-access highway|freeways]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[San Diego]], and [[Portland, Oregon]], and were dispersed by police in the early hours of the morning.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://abc7.com/politics/thousands-protest-trump-election-in-la-block-101-freeway-downtown/1599507/ |title=Thousands protest Trump election in LA, block 101 Freeway downtown |last=Rand |first=Jory Rand bio, about Jory |date=November 10, 2016 |newspaper=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.kgw.com/news/traffic/protesters-disrupt-i-5-portland-traffic/348696903 |title=6 arrested after march disrupts I-5 Portland traffic |last=TEGNA |newspaper=KGW |language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref> In a number of cities, protesters were dispersed with rubber bullets, pepper spray and bean-bags fired by police.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://abc7.com/news/police-fire-rubber-bullets-at-anti-trump-protesters-in-santa-ana;-10-arrested/1600290/ |title=Police fire rubber bullets at anti-Trump protesters in Santa Ana; 10 arrested |last=about |first=John Gregory, bio |date=November 10, 2016 |newspaper=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/10/not_my_president_tens_of_thousands |title="Not My President": Tens of Thousands Take to Streets, Block Freeways & Rally Against Trump |website=Democracy Now!|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-downtown-la-trump-protests-20161109-htmlstory.html |title=Anti-Trump protests continue for second day in California following a night of vandalism and arrests |last=Serna |first=Joseph |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref>
In New York City, calls were made to continue the protests over the coming days after the election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/trump-election-protest-berkeley-oakland.html |title=Anti-Trump Demonstrators Take to the Streets in Several U.S. Cities |last=Fuller |first=Thomas |date=November 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331|access-date=November 11, 2016}}</ref> Los Angeles mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] expressed understanding of the protests and praised those who peacefully wanted to make their voices heard.<ref>{{cite news |title=L.A. Mayor Praises Peaceful Anti-Trump Protests |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-mayor-praises-peaceful-anti-trump-protests-946312 |access-date=June 15, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>