Donald Trump Victory Triggers Assassination Threats on Twitter

Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday has caused outrage among some Twitter users, including those who have called for the assassination of the president-elect and his vice presidential counterpart, Mike Pence.

Since the race was called early Wednesday morning, angry Americans have flooded the social media platform. “Can someone assassinate Trump and fix this huge mistake,” wrote one user on Thursday, echoing the sentiments of others upset by the outcome of the election.

Others have responded by mocking those users, pointing out that if someone were to assassinate Trump, he would simply be succeeded by Pence, whom many consider more ideological.

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The Secret Service does not comment publicly on its protective operations, but threats of assassination on social media have resulted in investigations in the past. As reported by The Atlantic, the organization’s “Internet Threat Desk,” founded in 2000, handles these kinds of cases and has seen its responsibilities expand in recent years.

The unit, which identifies and assesses online threats against the president, was expanded in 2009 following the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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Mashable reported back in March, before Trump had clinched the Republican nomination, that those making threats against the then-candidate had received calls and visits from the Secret Service.

“If you see anything that applies on Twitter, we’re going to investigate it,” a spokesperson for the organization told Mashable at the time, referring to the Secret Service’s duties to protect candidates.

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Anti-Trump sentiments on Twitter mirrored the in-person protests that broke out across the country on Wednesday. Gatherings of protesters were reported in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Boston and Portland on Wednesday.

One angry Trump protester in Los Angeles told CNN that she was ready for a civil war. “There will be casualties on both sides. There will be, because people have to die to make a change in this world,” she said.

See some of the tweets below:

https://twitter.com/kazzandrabalona/status/796268890590310401

https://twitter.com/BankRolllGreg/status/796208952631562240

https://twitter.com/TheJacobRoberts/status/796812563602436096

https://twitter.com/billyengland/status/796802076483391488

someone's gotta take one for the team and assassinate donald trump before he starts fucking shit up

— 🪐 (@sustvty) November 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/italktofridges/status/796792186910179328

I don't really believe much in "God" but I'll pray this one time.

I pray for nothing but death to Trump. Ok I'm done.

— Gil (@_PapoLuca) November 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/PoagSean/status/796004971774955520

https://twitter.com/MariWritesSins/status/796267827988758529

Anti-Trump Protest Erupts on a Los Angeles Street Corner (Photos)

As protesters cheered and car horns honked incessantly in protest of President-elect Donald Trump, actress Laura Innes, known for "E.R.," joined roughly 45 other people on a Los Angeles street corner on Wednesday night. "I've known Hillary Clinton forever because I worked on her senate campaign," she told TheWrap. "Most of the people I know were literally crying all day. It does feel good to be out here."
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"Trump is truly a villain," Zach Shivers (far right) said, also noting that the silver lining to his upset win against Hillary Clinton is that "it will reignite the progressive movement."

The protest happened on the corner of National Blvd. and Venice Blvd., organized by MoveOn.org. It served as a proxy to a larger protest in downtown L.A. -- the biggest city in the largely blue state of California.

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"My feelings didn't come out until this afternoon when I realized what we were up against in our LGBTQ community," said Casey (left, who did not reveal his last name). He noted Trump's campaign promise to dismantle President Obama's signed Executive Order 13672. "That added employment protection for LGBTQ people."
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"We should not forget for one second that more than 59 million people voted for Clinton and that is by no means a mandate for Trump," said one protester (center). "We're going to hold him accountable every single f---ing day."
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Married couple Matt Simon and Danielle Williams both noted their key concern with Trump as president is racism. "Trump is an authoritarian racist. It feels like a different election to me," Simon said. "We're very sad but then you have to start fighting and organizing," Williams said, adding, "I think about all my friends who no longer feel safe in this country and that devastates me."
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"It feels really good to be out here," South African native Lyndsey Jones said (not pictured), who said she voted to end Apartheid in her birth country. "It's been a really devastating day."
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"I want to show my children there are things we can do," Jodie Fratantuno (second from left) told The Wrap. "I fear for our future," said the mother, who was joined by her two children.
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"This is the best I've felt all day," said Tom Murray, who indicated the demonstration was helping him cope with the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. "I felt like I was kicked in the stomach and felt like I needed to do something," he told TheWrap. "This is different because it's not about policy. It's about fundamental values about respect for other people, decency."

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"That's my base reaction," said Rose Besone (far left), commenting on the idea of a California secession that grew popular on Twitter on Wednesday. "I don't understand the rest of the country, but I do understand that wouldn't be good for the country either."

If you want to join them, they're tentatively planning to gather again on Trump's inauguration day.
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”We’re going to hold him accountable every single f—ing day,“ one demonstrator says of president-elect

As protesters cheered and car horns honked incessantly in protest of President-elect Donald Trump, actress Laura Innes, known for "E.R.," joined roughly 45 other people on a Los Angeles street corner on Wednesday night. "I've known Hillary Clinton forever because I worked on her senate campaign," she told TheWrap. "Most of the people I know were literally crying all day. It does feel good to be out here."

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Anti-Trump Protest Erupts on a Los Angeles Street Corner (Photos)

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