Washington Students Set American Flag on Fire to Protest Trump's Victory

A group of students from the American University in Washington, DC has staged a protest against the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The students burned an American flag on Wednesday, chanting "Hey-hey! Ho-ho! White supremacy's got to go!" the footage shared by NBC Washington showed.

Earlier in the day, hashtags NotMyPresident and StillWithHer went viral on Twitter in support for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Tensions are building between Trump supporters and demonstrators outside MGC. Demonstration has lasted over 90 minutes now. pic.twitter.com/7WbtRjyUFs

— The Eagle (@TheEagleOnline) November 9, 2016

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Flag burning at American University. Wow. pic.twitter.com/V0NZsfNMyz

— Maddy (@madelineele) November 9, 2016

​On Wednesday morning, anti-Trump demonstrations took place in US states of California, Oregon and Washington, as well as in New York City. A group of protesters had also gathered in front of the White House in the US capital.

Trump secured 289 Electoral College votes, 19 more than the required to win the US presidency.