Violent anti-Trump protesters clash with cops as thousands take to the streets across the country for 'Not My President Day' demonstrations

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[h=1]Violent anti-Trump protesters clash with cops as thousands take to the streets across the country for 'Not My President Day' demonstrations[/h]

• Police arrested at least eight people in Portland, Oregon, in an unofficial march that was not permitted
• Small group of demonstrators clashed with police before larger rally marched peacefully through the city
• Thousands of people in cities across the US marked President's Day by protesting President Donald Trump
• They carried signs reading 'Not My President' and 'Impeach Him' in revolt against Donald Trump
• The demonstrations were largely peaceful with no incidents being reported in other cities

By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 02:12, 21 February 2017 | UPDATED: 02:39, 21 February 2017

 

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At least eight people were arrested in Portland, Oregon, after a small group protesting President Donald Trump clashed with the police.


The demonstrators, who did not have a permit, spilled out onto the streets outside the Federal Building and failed to heed the warnings of police in tactical gear.


The protest was just one of several held across the country as part of the 'not my Presidents' Day' rallies against Trump.

Planned marches took place in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago and Salt Lake City to mark President's Day while unofficial demonstrations with the same theme cropped up elsewhere.


Protesters even greeted the president on the route from his Mar-a-Lago home to Palm Beach Airport where he boarded Air Force One to return to Washington DC in the afternoon.

 

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The demonstrators, who did not have a permit, spilled out onto the streets outside the Federal Building in Portland, Oregon, and failed to heed the warnings of police in tactical gear

 

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An elderly woman was among the eight people who were arrested. She had a bloodied nose after she was knocked to the ground and one witness questioned whether police were using excessive force

 

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Police gave protesters verbal warnings to clear the streets. After about 20 minutes, three people were first arrested before another five were handcuffed

 

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Portland police faced off against a group of protesters who were not a part of a planned demonstration later in the day

 

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The planned protest, with permitted street closures, occurred without problems with the police. At least eight people were arrested outside the Federal Building

 

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One protester dressed as a founding father held a sign declaring Trump was not his president. Another man held a sign that read 'yes you can' in Spanish

 

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Police warned demonstrators in Portland on Monday morning about blocking the roads near Madison Street and SW 3rd Avenue at around 11am.


At least eight people were arrested after police failed to clear the streets for about 20 minutes, KOIN reported.

Video footage of the arrests show several people pressed to the ground with their arms behind them. Among them was an elderly woman with a bloodied nose after she was knocked to the ground and arrested.


Ben Thomas questioned whether the police were exercising excessive force, telling the local news channel: 'She was blocking traffic, but is that really worth knocking her to the ground to arrest her? I don't think so.'


At least one woman was shot with 'non lethal projectiles', KATU reported.


A larger rally with permitted street closures was held later in the afternoon without incident, police said.

 

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Protesters filled Central Park West on Monday as part of a 'Not My Presidents' Day' demonstration against Donald Trump

 

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New York: The activists held signs slamming Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as they marched

 

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New York: A protester joins crowds at Central Park West, a stone's throw from Trump's Manhattan bolthole on 5th Avenue

 

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New York: The crowds waved American flags as they marched from noon into the late afternoon for the Presidents' Day protest

 

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In New York, 15,000 people RSVPed to the event on Facebook. Police couldn't confirm whether any arrests had been made on Monday afternoon but the demonstration is thought to have been peaceful.
The organizers wrote on the event page: 'Donald Trump is literally our President, but figuratively, he has attacked every value New Yorkers embody and does not represent our interests.
'We will be staging a rally at Columbus Circle to protest the un-American policies of the current White House.
'He governs as if there's no resistance but there is and on February 20th, we will honor previous presidents by exercising our constitutional right to assemble and peacefully protest everything Donald Trump stands for,' a Facebook announcement of the rally said.
Among their grievances is Trump's plan to cut federal funding to the state to 'turn us against our immigrant population'.
The Los Angeles event was the first to be organized. Its organizers are demanding that Trump face impeachment for his 'Islamophobic' and 'unethical' policies.

 

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New York: activists held a banner to advocate women's rights. In signs they branded Trump a 'fascist' as they marched at Columbus Circle

 

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New York: Activists used some of the president's favorite complaints against him in their signs. One deemed him 'fake', a description he often gives the mainstream media

 

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New York: School children joined the crowds at Columbus Circle bearing signs which read 'Not my president' and 'you re a good president - not!'

 

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New York: Protesters with their homemade signs in New York City. Some labeled the president a 'dump'. One protester dressed up as a beauty queen with hands grabbing at her in a nod to Trump's run in with former pageant winners during the election

 

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New York: The New York City protest was at on the doorstep of the president's Manhattan hotel

 

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New York: The event was organized on Facebook and drew crowds including young children who joined in with their own signs