As demonstrations against Donald Trump's election raged on across the United States Wednesday night, thousands of protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles, chanting "Not my president!" and carrying signs with messages like "Love trumps hate." At one point, a group of protesters near City Hall set fire to a large piñata designed to look like Trump's head. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia
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