Protesters in Los Angeles set Trump piñata on fire
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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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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