Donald Trump Protests: Thousands Take To The Streets Across US To Demonstrate Against President-Elect [PHOTOS]

Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United States sparked protests across the country despite calls for unity from rival Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama.

Trump lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College count in defeating Clinton in a hard-fought campaign that bitterly divided voters. Neither candidate won any popularity contests in polls taken before the election, with voters disappointed in both candidates.

In his acceptance speech, Trump pledged to be the president of all Americans. Demonstrators weren't buying it.

In Los Angeles, protesters burned Trump in effigy.

New York protesters climbed stop lights and marched down Fifth Avenue.

Others burned a flag.

Seattle protesters likened Trump to Hitler.

Thousands gathered outside Trump Tower in Chicago and shut down Lake Shore Drive.

Sheer emotion was on display in Philadelphia.

Protesters gathered outside Trump International Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas.

Latino protesters in Oakland, California, said Trump is not their president.