As Donald Trump arrived to vote for himself at a polling place near his home in Manhattan on Tuesday, he heard boos and jeers from people waiting to vote, residents of the area and bystanders.
Donald Trump arrives to vote. Follow the latest #Electionday coverage: https://t.co/We4IPX7q6v https://t.co/MNETuQcf81
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 8, 2016
NEW – Trump arrives at PS59 in midtown Manhattan with Melania & Ivanka pic.twitter.com/X8aGKXAC5v
— Chris Snyder (@ChrisSnyderFox) November 8, 2016
Here's a video of @realDonaldTrump getting booed on his way to vote for himself… pic.twitter.com/l0zWQrpFS9
— Harrison Greenbaum (@harrisoncomedy) November 8, 2016
Yamiche Alcindor of the New York Times reported that the catcalls and heckling continued even after the native New Yorker went inside to cast his ballot.
As Trump cast his ballot people inside and outside of the polling station at PS 59 booed and heckled him. Here's the outside crowd. pic.twitter.com/OVcdhJcgOU
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 8, 2016
Inside the polling place, video recorded by CNN appeared to show Trump glancing over at his wife Melania’s ballot as they voted behind privacy screens.
When you trust your wife to vote for you, but not really. pic.twitter.com/tLprW7iXI3
— Master of None (@Gabbienain) November 8, 2016
After Trump finished, some voters waiting on line laughed and one man told him, “You’re gonna lose!”
My brother had a 3 hour line in Manhattan and a special visitor #Trump #ElectionDay #voteIRL #Clinton pic.twitter.com/JAH8wmAOYA
— Josh (@joshmbarn) November 8, 2016
The heckling resumed as Trump departed, although at least one of his supporters could be heard shouting “Go Donald!” as another person nearby countered with “Loser!”
And here's @realDonaldTrump getting booed even harder on the way out… #ilovenewyork pic.twitter.com/rkXSPklrul
— Harrison Greenbaum (@harrisoncomedy) November 8, 2016
Katy Tur of NBC News, a journalist who has been singled out for abuse by Trump on the campaign trail, reported that some construction workers above the street did cheer for him.
Amidst the boos and heckles as Trump went to vote a group of construction workers cheered him on yelling, "Lock her up Donald! Lock her up!"
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) November 8, 2016
Before Trump arrived at the polling place inside a public school on East 56th Street, two activists from Femen, a feminist protest group that started in Ukraine, ripped off their shirts to reveal anti-Trump slogans painted on their chests.
Protest inside polling station where Trump votes. Two women arrested. #Election2016 #vote pic.twitter.com/YxXKb8NwMD
— Sharon Clott Kanter (@sharonclott) November 8, 2016