--- description: Donald Trump's election sparked protests across the United States and among Americans living abroad title: Donald Trump's Election Victory Sparks Protests Across the World image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5a938ad5b70e0a4/6988addff887dc52c1e98294/morocco-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Donald Trump's Election Victory Sparks Protests Across the World by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 15, 2023 1:02 AM CUTPublished: Nov 9, 2016 7:48 PM CUT  American students protest outside the UN climate talks during the COP22 international climate conference in Marrakesh in reaction to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, on November 9, 2016. American students protest outside the UN climate talks during the COP22 international climate conference in Marrakesh in reaction to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, on November 9, 2016.FADEL SENNA—AFP/Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 15, 2023 1:02 AM CUTPublished: Nov 9, 2016 7:48 PM CUT Donald Trump’s [election](http://time.com/4564440/donald-trump-wins-2/?xid=homepage "undefined") as president of the United States on Tuesday night sparked protests across the country and abroad. From coast to coast, demonstrators took the the streets after Hillary Clinton conceded the election to Trump. Protestors from Oakland, California, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, [marched through the streets](https://apnews.com/0e0eee0e478b444c97de222d9827d0f5?utm%5Fcampaign=SocialFlow&utm%5Fsource=Twitter&utm%5Fmedium=AP "undefined"), expressing anger and dismay at the election results. In New York City’s, Lady Gaga spent the early hours of Wednesday [protesting outside Trump Tower](http://time.com/4564242/lady-gaga-protest-trump/ "undefined"). Protestors gathered in New York City’s Union Square Park on Wednesday night to cry out against Trump. “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA,” protestors chanted, among other shouts calling for the end of white supremacy. > [](https://twitter.com/vinbarone/status/796488779234209792) In Oakland, demonstrators prepared for protests on Wednesday night, [calling for a fight](https://www.facebook.com/events/1102031873237338/?notif%5Ft=plan%5Fuser%5Finvited¬if%5Fid=1478726061422956 "undefined") against racism, sexism, homophobia and Islamophobia. Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth said in a statement that the city expects “these will remain peaceful gatherings and will facilitate expressions of free speech.” The demonstrations touched even those outside of the country. London’s U.S. Embassy was overrun by protestors against Trump on Wednesday morning. > [](https://twitter.com/ikrandahir/status/796418284526727168) In Marrakesh, Morocco, American students and environmental activists demonstrated outside the United Nations climate talks in response to Trump’s win over [concerns](http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/11/trump-win-climate-change-morocco-global-warming-conference "undefined") that the next U.S. president will be against efforts to address climate change. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4565023/donald-trump-election-victory-protests-world/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4565023/donald-trump-election-victory-protests-world/"},"headline":"Donald Trump's Election Victory Sparks Protests Across the World","datePublished":"2016-11-09T19:48:52.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-15T01:02:58.000Z","description":"Demonstrators took to the streets","url":"https://time.com/4565023/donald-trump-election-victory-protests-world/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5a938ad5b70e0a4/6988addff887dc52c1e98294/morocco-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5a938ad5b70e0a4/6988addff887dc52c1e98294/morocco-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MOROCCO-US-ELECTION-COP22-DEMO","caption":"MOROCCO-US-ELECTION-COP22-DEMO","creditText":"FADEL SENNA—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4565023/donald-trump-election-victory-protests-world/","name":"Donald Trump's Election Victory Sparks Protests Across the World"}}]}] ```