<\/a>Deirdra Harris Glover
\n<\/strong>Managing Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

Thousands of demonstrators nationwide have taken to the streets to condemn the impending inauguration of president-elect Donald J. Trump<\/p>\n

Protests began on campuses almost immediately after Trump\u2019s victory was announced, leading into citywide marches and shutdowns in California, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and other states.<\/p>\n

Senior Trump adviser and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News\u2019 \u201cFox and friends\u201d that his college professors would not be coddling or encouraging students who walked out of class.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is they are a bunch of spoiled crybabies. And someone said, I think I heard somebody said, we\u2019re bringing up a generation of crybabies. Most kids aren\u2019t crying. Most of the kids are going to class. We are growing up a slightly higher percentage of conservative students now than we\u2019re used to. Because they\u2019re rebelling against the professors. And if you\u2019re looking at the real left-wing loonies on the campus, it\u2019s the professors, not the students.\u201d Giuliani said.<\/p>\n

Former Secretary of State and Senator from New York Hillary Clinton acknowledged in her concession speech that Americans needed to accept Trump\u2019s victory and encouraged a peaceful transfer of power, but also urged supporters to build on the movement they had built.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent a year and a half bringing together millions of people from every corner of our country to say with one voice that we believe that the American dream is big enough for everyone,\u201d said Clinton.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor people of all races, and religions, for men and women, for immigrants, for LGBT people, and people with disabilities. For everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBS D.C. reported several high schools in the D.C. area had students walk out en masse, carrying signs that said \u201cLove Trumps Hate\u201d and \u201cYou Can\u2019t Divide Us\u201d in reference to Trump\u2019s campaign xenophobia and promises to overturn protections for LGBTQ Americans.<\/p>\n

Bernie Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont agrees with non-violent protest movements. \u201cPeople are angry. People are upset. And they want to express their point of view that they are very frightened, in very, very strong disagreement with Mr Trump, who has made bigotry the cornerstone of his campaign,\u201d Mr Sanders told USA Today.<\/p>\n

Protests in New York have surrounded Trump Tower. Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, took to Twitter to encourage peaceful protest:<\/p>\n

\u201cI want all New Yorkers to know: as a city we have a lot of tools at our disposal to protect our values and we will use them. Peaceful protests are an American tradition. I\u2019m inspired by people who in midst adversity engage rather than resign themselves and walk away,\u201d said de Blasio.<\/p>\n

De Blasio expressed similar views in a radio interview with Hot 97 radio. \u201cWe have to recognize that all over this country, the more disruption that\u2019s caused peacefully … the more it will change the trajectory of things,\u201d said de Blasio.<\/p>\n

Trump has claimed that \u201cprofessional protesters\u201d are at the heart of this unrest. The president-elect also said in a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview broadcast on Sunday that those who are taking to the streets in fear of his leadership are doing so \u201conly because they don\u2019t know me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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