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One man was
injured when he emerged from the event at the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center and was involved in a
scuffle with several protesters, according to CNN, which posted
a photo of the man with a bloody gash on his head following the
altercation.
Police said no one was arrested during the protests, according
to Washington television station WJLA.
A representative for Washington police could not be reached for
comment late on Saturday.
Protesters chanted "fascists we will shut you down" and held
signs such as "Fight Racism," video footage posted by WJLA
showed.
In the days since Republican Trump defeated Democratic
presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, large protests
have erupted in several U.S. cities, with demonstrators decrying
Trump's often inflammatory campaign rhetoric regarding illegal
immigrants, Muslims and women.
Saturday's event, which took place three blocks from the White
House, was organized by alternative right group the National
Policy Institute, according to the New York Times.
The alternative right movement, also known as the alt-right, has
opposed multiculturalism and immigration. Adherents have been
known to advance anti-Semitic views.
During Trump's campaign, members of the alt-right movement
expressed support for some of his proposals, which included
building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and stepping
up deportations of unauthorized immigrants.
Attendees on Saturday celebrated Trump's victory, which Richard
B. Spencer, president and director of the National Policy
Institute, called "an awakening," the Times report said.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Editing by Kim
Coghill)
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