Hundreds protest against president-elect Trump in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of protesters snaked their way through downtown Vancouver on Thursday, pumping their fists in the air and chanting “Love trumps hate,” as they rallied against the outcome of the United States presidential election.
Dozens of placards bobbed above the crowd with various slogans disparaging president-elect Donald Trump, ranging from “Build kindness, not walls” and “Proud supporter of love,” to “Make America safe again,” and “Prejudice kills.”
The Republican ended a divisive election campaign on Tuesday by pulling off a widely unexpected upset, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the race to the White House.
Steve Cucuzza, a New Yorker who opted to visit Canada to escape the election-night chaos, attended the Vancouver rally. He said he wasn’t expecting an anti-Trump gathering so far from home but added that he wasn’t surprised.