Anti-Trump protesters gather in a park as New Yorkers react to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States on November 9, 2016 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP
Two days after Donald Trump was elected president, Twitter Moments -- a feature used to capture big events across the globe --was being employed to capture the fear spread across the United States.
In a collection of tweets titled "Day 1 in Trump's America," a number of black, Hispanic and Muslim-Americans shared stories of racist encounters with individuals who invoked the name or rhetoric of the soon to be American president.
Day 1 In Trump's America
Delivering corrosive speeches that played to the frustrations and insecurities of Americans in an evolving world, the Manhattan real estate mogul has nevertheless become the voice of change for millions of them. And he has blown up a Republican Party still struggling to understand his supporters — and still baffled by how, or whether, to dance with Tornado Trump.
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A US Muslim civil rights group said on Thursday it was monitoring reports of several incidents targeting Muslims in the United States since Republican Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday and called on the president-elect to denounce the attacks.
The reports included at least two assaults on women in Islamic head scarves, as well as racist graffiti and bullying of immigrant children, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, and other civil rights groups.
"It's the inevitable result of the mainstreaming of Islamophobia we’ve seen in recent months with the presidential campaign,” CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said in a phone interview. "Unfortunately, it really is up to Donald Trump to repudiate this kind of bigotry.”
Trump's campaign could not be reached for comment.
During the campaign, Trump called for banning Muslims from entering the country for security reasons. The wealthy businessman, who won his White House bid with strong support from white voters, has made calls for unity since the election.
The Express Tribune cannot independently verify any of these tweets.
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