川普当选美国总统引发数千人抗议

The U.S. presidential election results are not going down well with thousands of protesters who filled the streets of a number of large cities Wednesday night.

The marches have been peaceful so far, but loud, with shouts of "No Trump, No Racist USA."

A large crowd packed New York City's Fifth Avenue, directly in front of the Trump Tower, waving signs reading "Love Trumps Hate."

Another group gathered across from Trump's soon-to-be-home, the White House in Washington.

Demonstrators blocked traffic in Chicago, marched through downtown Philadelphia, Boston and in West Coast cities Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

Earlier Wednesday, high school and college students stormed out of classrooms across California, a state with a large Hispanic population.

Many of the protesters say they are scared and fear a Trump administration will champion anti-immigration policies. They regard him as racist, sexist and xenophobic because of statements he made during the presidential campaign.

No one from the Trump staff has commented on the protests.

But losing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has told voters they owe Trump "an open mind and a chance to lead."