Protest groups Stand up 2 Trump and Stand up to Racism are urging supporters to rally outside the the American Embassy tonight in objection to Trump’s projected victory in the 2024 US Election.
The group, which describes itself as “a coalition united in opposing the policies of the US President and his planned visit to Britain”, announced an “emergency protest” at 6pm tonight at the London-based building.
The protest was announced shortly after Trump began a speech at his campaign HQ in Florida in which he declared victory, stating: “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”
A protest is also planned for Saturday November 9, although details have not been released yet.
A protest is also planned for Saturday 9th November, although details have not been released yet.
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Speaking on GB News, Nigel Farage said: “I understand there’s a demonstration planned in London… by a bizarre left-wing organisation called Stand up to Racism, who clearly don’t even like democracy."
The groups announced the protest on social media, posting a graphic that also includes the logos of Stop the War Coalition, which demands a ceasefire in Gaza and calls for countries to stop arming Israel, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Abortion Rights.
The protests are similar to those which took place outside the US Embassy in London in the aftermath of the 2016 election.
A wave of protests took place in the UK, the US and around the world. In Portland, Oregon, around 4,000 protestors gathered in the city centre on November 11, two days after the Trump’s victory was confirmed on Wednesday November 9.
Crowds chanted “We reject the president-elect”, and some threw fire crackers and smashed car windows, with the police declaring a riot and making 26 arrests.
The protests came after Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, had called on Democrats to accept the Trump’s presidency, saying “We must accept this result… we owe him an open and a chance to lead”, in her concession speech.
Similar protests took place outside the US Embassy in London in 2016
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He said: “Many people have told me that God has spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country and restore America to greatness and now we are going to fulfil that mission together”.
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Larger protests also occurred in New York City, Boston and Chicago, and continued into his presidency, with the Washington Post reporting that the had been a protest every day in the USA since Trump’s inauguration.
There was even resistance internally, with entities purporting to be US government agencies setting up anonymous X (then Twitter) accounts with the prefix “Rogue” to voice their opposition to Trump, allegedly started by the staff of Badlands National Park.
The protests spread worldwide, and on July 13 2018, a giant inflatable baby version of Trump was flown over London’s Parliament Square during Trump’s visit to the UK, as well as in Paris.
On the other hand, after the 2020 Election, following Joe Biden’s victory, protesters stormed the Capitol building on January 6, an event which resulted in six deaths. In the build-up to this year’s election, there have been warnings that America is becoming increasingly polarised politically.
Trump was joined by JD Vance, UFC Chief Dana White and Elon Musk on the stage where he proclaimed his “magnificent victory for the American people”, forecasting a “golden age” of America.
He began his speech just after Fox News projected that he had won the election, after Trump won in the key battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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Kamala Harris has announced that she will not speak today, after dejected supporters left her election watch party at Howard University in Washington D.C.
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Trump also won Iowa by 14 percentage points, which pollster J. Ann Selzer had predicted for Harris at 47-47 percent four days before election day.
Trump is also projected to win Pennsylvania, months after an assassination attempt on him narrowly missed in July, and harkened back to it in his victory speech.
He said: “Many people have told me that God has spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country and restore America to greatness and now we are going to fulfil that mission together”.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has announced that she will not speak today, after dejected supporters left her election watch party at Howard University in Washington DC.
In the lead up to the election, Trump had vowed to stop the war in Ukraine via a settlement with Russia, “finish up” the conflict in Gaza, and impose tariffs on imports into America.
Trump has been congratulated on victory by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said his “historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America”.
Sir Keir Starmer reacted to the impending result, saying “Congratulations president-elect Trump on your historic election victory.
“I look forward to working with you in the years ahead.
“As the closest of allises, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
Trump surprised pollsters to beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election to become president for the first time, before losing to Joe Biden in 2020, leaving the White House on his final day in office following the infamous January 6th riots where the White House was breached.
There had been fears that Trump would contest a Democrat victory like in 2016, and that Trump could even launch a coup, but it now seems certain that he has won the election and possibly the popular vote.
Trump had denied this, saying: "If I lose an election, if it's a fair election, I would be the first one to acknowledge it".
