US Students ditch classes to protest Trump

Hundreds of students in Washington ditched school Tuesday to protest against US President-elect Donald Trump, marching through the heart of the US capital before descending on the White House.

They joined youth across the country who have staged similar walkouts since Trump's shock victory on November 8, carrying signs with messages like "spread love," "my black is beautiful" and "make America gay again."

Hundreds of high school students also demonstrated in New York Tuesday morning outside Trump Tower, protesting in the pouring rain as the president-elect huddled inside with Vice president-elect Mike Pence to nail down cabinet appointments.

"No Ku Klux Klan, no fascists, no racists" the students shouted in turn, alternating their cries with: "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here."