Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump hotel in Washington
KABC
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
KABC
A man set himself on fire in protest of President-elect Donald Trump at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
WASHINGTON D.C. (KABC) -- A man protesting President-elect Donald Trump set himself on fire outside the Trump Hotel in Washington D.C. Tuesday night.
Witnesses say the 45-year-old man used a lighter and accelerant and uttered Trump's name before bursting into flames. He was taken to a hospital with third-degree burns and is expected to survive.