Anti-Trump protests turn violent: Cops clash with 6,000-strong crowd in Oakland and activists block roads in LA amid nationwide demonstrations that saw Madonna and Cher join 7,000 in NYC 

• Tens of thousands of protesters gathered across the US as the backlash over Trump’s victory took hold

• In Oakland protesters set fires in streets and threw bottles at cops, as police retaliated with tear gas 

• Demonstrators in New York hung effigies of Trump to chants of ‘not my President’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’

• In Los Angeles, a disorganized protest of thousands saw fires on City Hall steps and 110 Freeway taken over 

• Rallies were held in at least 16 other cities as Americans protest against Trump’s divisive politics

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