WASHINGTON – The United States is experiencing a second night of protests, as votes continue to be counted in the presidential elections. While most of the demonstrations on Wednesday were peaceful, there was tension in some cities. The night before, at least 20 people were arrested during the protests.
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“Both parties serve capitalism,” reads the poster of protesters in Copley Square, in front of the Public Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFPBlack Bloc protesters burn an American flag in Portland, Oregon Photo: Nathan Howard / AFPA Minnesota police officer holds a Black Lives case flag seized from a protester on Interstate 94, where protesters were arrested for blocking the road during a march against racism and the political system in Minneapolis, Minnesota Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFPProtesters are arrested when they take to the streets of New York Photo: David Dee Delgado / AFPProtesters are arrested when they take to the streets of New York City Photo: David Dee Delgado / AFPProtester waves the flag of Democratic candidate Joe Biden in New York City. Photo: David Dee Delgado / AFPPeople in Copley Square at the Boston Public Library protest against the political and electoral system in Massachusetts Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFPSupporters of President Donald Trump gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office in Phoenix, Arizona. President Donald Trump’s campaign said it would legally challenge and demand recount in key states Photo: Courtney Pedroza / AFPSupporters of President Donald Trump at the Maricopa County Elections Department office in Phoenix, Arizona, reproduce the speech on alleged electoral fraud, for not accepting the partial defeat of Biden Photo: Courtney Pedroza / AFP“Our future matters” and “They will not shut us up,” say the signs seen at the march on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, against President Donald Trump’s attempts to avoid the vote count Photo: Stephen Maturen / AFPPeople confront police when they close the streets near I-94 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hundreds of people were arrested for “public nuisance” Photo: Stephen Maturen / AFPPeople hold up a sign that reads “Remove Trump Pence Now” during a protest against racism and problems with the presidential elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFP“We don’t want Biden, we want revenge!” says the sign in Portland, Oregon Photo: Nathan Howard / AFPShock troops beat a protester with a baton while dispersing a crowd of Black Bloc protesters in Portland, Oregon Photo: Nathan Howard / AFP
In Minneapolis, protesters blocked Interstate 91, one of Minnesota’s main highways, in a rally against US President Donald Trump, who is seeking reelection, and declared victory Wednesday morning before the final results of the count. State police arrested some of the protesters and refused to leave the street. The corporation, however, did not say how many were arrested.
In Pennsylvania, one of the states where the dispute is tightest, protests have broken out in the city of Philadelphia demanding that all votes be counted. Earlier, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit to stop the counting of the remaining ballots in the state, which must be in favor of his rival, Democrat Joe Biden. According to state officials, the counting of all votes will end on Friday.
In the cities of Portland, Chicago and New York there were also protests to have all the votes cleared; In the latter, there were small fires set by the protesters.
In Detroit, Michigan, pro-president protesters gathered in front of one of the locations where the count was taking place. They demanded the suspension of the count, claiming that fraudulent invoices are posted. Some of them banged on the window and yelled, “Stop the count!”
The Trump campaign also filed a lawsuit in Michigan calling for the count to be suspended. The American press has already projected Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
In Maricopa County, Arizona, a crowd in support of Trump also gathered in front of an information point. His protest, however, was directed at media such as AP and TV Fox, which projected Biden’s victory in the state, where other media, such as the NYT, consider it too early to determine the winner.
There, pro-Trump protesters call for “all votes to be counted.”
