President Donald Trump has declared himself the winner of the US presidential election with six states still to be counted. He has announced to go to court to stop the counting of the rest votes. Without presenting any evidence, he made allegations of vote rigging.

Meanwhile, protests took place in Washington DC at night. There has been a scuffle. The result is a frightening situation. Protests against President Trump began in Washington shortly after the vote began to count. The BBC has published an illustrated report on this.

Hundreds of people protested in the Capitol building area, it said. At this time they stopped the traffic.

The BBC reports that the protests were peaceful. But outside the White House, they clashed. NBC reported that three people have been arrested from there. CBS News reporter Christina Rufini tweeted that tear gas had been fired at the time. Protests erupted in Los Angeles, California, Raleigh, North Carolina, Portland, Oregon and New York City. It is to be noted that the traders have taken precautionary measures in anticipation of violence before the election. Windows, doors have taken extra security measures.