Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty ImagesProtestors hold placards on 5th Avenue across from Trump Tower on November 9, 2016 in New York, after Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the U.S.
Drew Angerer, Getty ImagesA handful of anti-Donald Trump protesters gather near Trump Tower, November 9, 2016 in New York City. Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election in the early hours of the morning in a widely unforeseen upset.
Paul Beaty, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople take part in a protest near the Trump tower, against President-elect Donald Trump, in Chicago, Illinois on November 9, 2016.
Karen Ducey, Getty ImagesThousands of protesters rally on November 9, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. Demonstrations in multiple cities around the country were held the day following Donald Trump's upset win in last night's U.S. presidential election.
John Gress, Getty ImagesDemonstrators protest outside of the Trump Tower November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest a day after Republican Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton.
John Gress, Getty ImagesDemonstrators protest on top of a bus outside of the Trump Tower November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people in several cities across the country took to the streets a day after Donald Trump was elected president.
John Gress, Getty ImagesAnti-Trump Demonstrators protest on November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest a day after Republican Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton.
John Gress, Getty ImagesDemonstrators protest outside the Chicago Theatre November 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest a day after Republican Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Ringo Chiu, AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators gather to protest a day after President-elect Donald Trump's victory, at a rally outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on November 9, 2016. Protesters burned a giant orange-haired head of Donald Trump in effigy, lit fires ins the streets and blocked traffic lanes late on November 9 as rage over the billionaire's election victory spilled onto the streets of US cities. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands of people in around 10 cities rallied against the president-elect a day after his stunning win, some carrying signs declaiming "Not our President" and "Love trumps hate."
Ringo Chiu, AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators gather to protest a day after President-elect Donald Trump's victory, at a rally outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on November 9, 2016. Protesters burned a giant orange-haired head of Donald Trump in effigy, lit fires ins the streets and blocked traffic lanes late on November 9 as rage over the billionaire's election victory spilled onto the streets of US cities. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands of people in around 10 cities rallied against the president-elect a day after his stunning win, some carrying signs declaiming "Not our President" and "Love trumps hate."
Ringo Chiu, AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators gather to protest a day after President-elect Donald Trump's victory, during a rally outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on November 9, 2016. Protesters burned a giant orange-haired head of Donald Trump in effigy, lit fires ins the streets and blocked traffic lanes late on November 9 as rage over the billionaire's election victory spilled onto the streets of US cities. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands of people in around 10 cities rallied against the president-elect a day after his stunning win, some carrying signs declaiming "Not our President" and "Love trumps hate."
David McNew, Getty ImagesPolice advance on protesters who shut down the 101 freeway in opposition to the upset election of Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for President of the United States on November 9 2016 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty ImagesA protester wearing a gas mask stands in front of a police skirmish line during an anti-Trump protest in Oakland, California on November, 9, 2016. Thousands of protesters rallied across the United States expressing shock and anger over Donald Trump's election, vowing to oppose divisive views they say helped the Republican billionaire win the presidency.
Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty ImagesA protestor holds a placard during in a demonstration on 5th Avenue across from Trump Tower on November 9, 2016 in New York, after Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the U.S.
Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople march and shout during an anti-Trump protest in Oakland, California on November 9, 2016. Thousands of protesters rallied across the United States expressing shock and anger over Donald Trump's election, vowing to oppose divisive views they say helped the Republican billionaire win the presidency.
Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago TribuneProtesters march North on State Street to express their disapproval of the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, Nov. 9, 2016 in Chicago.
Julie Jacobson, The Associated PressProtesters demonstrate on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York, in opposition of Donald Trump's presidential election victory.
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Protestors hold placards on 5th Avenue across from Trump Tower on November 9, 2016 in New York, after Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the U.S.
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The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as to condemn Donald Trump’s election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful.