While Hillary Clinton and President Obama have asked us to give Donald Trump a fair shot at the presidency (opens in new tab), his rise to power isn't sitting well with many people—mostly due to his troubling history of racism, classism, sexism, and a thousand other problematic isms. Basically, half this country isn't ready to jump on board the Trump train, which brings us to the slew of protests that took place across the nation last night. Here's what you missed:
10,000 STRONG OUT HERE IN LA #NOTMYPRESIDENT #DTLA #CityHall #OurRevolution #protest pic.twitter.com/zbbUWdra3GNovember 10, 2016
Remember, it's always okay to speak up for what you believe in. That is the truly great thing about being American.
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