Anti-Trump Protesters: 'I'm Still With Her!'; 'Donald, You're Fired!'
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Protesters chanting "we will not be silenced" and carrying signs reading "He Will Never Be My President" gathered in Boston following Republican Donald Trump's presidential election victory.
Hundreds stood on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse Wednesday afternoon and thousands later marched through the streets of Boston. Many of those chanting and singing hailed from Boston-area colleges and said they were shocked and disillusioned by Democrat Hillary Clinton's loss.
Other slogans chanted by protesters included "I'm still with her!" "Donald, you're fired!" and "Check your privilege!"
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Meaghan Schaefer, a 19-year-old political communication student at Emerson College, said she was angry.
"We were so close to seeing the first woman become president and she lost to a man who has no political experience, who doesn't represent the majority in this country," she said.
Nineteen-year-old Robert Duncan, who is black and a musical theater student at the Boston Conservatory, said he is gay and sees Trump as an oppressor.
"He's said awful things to people of all different kinds," Duncan said. "I'm here because I just want to get all my emotions out honestly. I'm sad. I've been crying all day."
The protest continued to grow Wednesday night. Boston Police estimated that 4,000 people gathered on the Boston Common and marched to Copley Square.
"He's not my president," said protester Manny Lusardi. "I would never follow, admire or look up to someone that is all about hate. Never. He will never be my president."
Similar protests took place across the country. In New York City, WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports that police set up a large barrier to keep protesters away from Trump Tower.
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