As thousands of people descended on Washington to see Donald Trump get sworn in as president, thousands more were protesting right across the United States.

Protests escalated into violence and destruction just blocks away from the White House on Friday as black-clad activists clashed with police following Trump's inauguration.

More than 200 people were arrested and six police officers injured during the violent clashes.

But other rallies and marches were simultaneously being held in most major cities - including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Austin - and carried on well into the night.

A limo was set on fire in Washington D.C. on Friday as protests escalated into violence and destruction just blocks away from the White House

More than 200 people were arrested as hundreds of protesters dressed in black marched through the streets of D.C. breaking windows and hurling projectiles

San Francisco

At least 11 people were arrested in San Francisco at various protests across the city as demonstrators in a state that overwhelmingly voted against Donald Trump's bid for the presidency rallied against his inauguration.

Thousands of protesters dressed in purple formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Others blocked the entrance to a skyscraper partially owned by Trump and chained themselves to Wells Fargo buildings in the city's financial district.

Thousands of protesters dressed in purple formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

Demonstrators link arms across the Golden Gate Bridge during a peaceful demonstration against the inauguration of Trump on Friday

Hundreds chanted and held placards as they gathered at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco

Demonstrators marched on Market Street in San Francisco on Friday night

Anti-Trump protesters rally at the entrance of a Wells Fargo office in the financial district of San Francisco where some had chained themselves to the doors

Portland

Tens of thousands gathered in Portland, Oregon where some protesters burned the American flag in Pioneer Courthouse Square before taking to the streets to march.

Police shut down streets in Portland as they were forced to use flash-bang grenades and tear gas to move on demonstrators.

Authorities had tweeted earlier in the night that the Portland protesters were armed with clubs and sticks, and were throwing unknown liquid at officers.

Demonstrators protest the inauguration of Trump in Portland, Oregon, on Friday

Other rallies and marches were simultaneously being held in most major cities, including Portland, Oregon (pictured), and carried on well into the night

Police shut down streets in Portland as they were forced to use flash-bang grenades and tear gas (pictured) to move on demonstrators

A masked female protester held a sign reading 'Dump Trump' as she appeared to meditate among the rowdy protests

Police dressed in riot gear closed roads and blocked bridges (pictured) in Portland when protesters armed themselves with clubs and sticks

Hundreds marched in Portland with placards reading 'Dump Trump the Dumb Chump' and 'Putin's President'

Riot police ride on a vehicle during protest in Portland on Friday night

Police block entrance to a bridge as demonstrators protest the inauguration of Trump

Seattle

A man was left with life threatening injuries after he was shot in Seattle late Friday at a protest at the University of Washington.

The shooting occurred outside an event with controversial speaker Brietbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos where many anti-Trump protesters were demonstrating.

The gunshot victim, a 32-year-old who has not been named, was taken to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center.

Susan Gregg, a spokesman for the hospital, said the man is in surgery and in a critical condition.

A suspect has turned himself in to police and has been taken into custody, according to CBS News.

Another demonstration was being held close by and many of the protesters made their way to the university.

Police said protesters had been throwing rocks and fireworks at officers.

Law enforcement officers guard a side street during a protest march in Seattle

A demonstrator wearing a Trump mask poses with others during a protest march in Seattle

Hundreds of protesters sit down in the street at the intersection of Pike Street and Broadway in Seattle on Friday night

Two women in a car watch as protesters surround them on the streets of downtown Seattle

People march with signs and drums to protest the inauguration of Trump in downtown Seattle

Chicago

Thousands also forced the closure of streets in Chicago as Trump haters continued to protest well into the night.

The windows of a bank on Michigan Avenue were shattered by a protester as police arrested at least six people.

Two separate protests eventually merged into one as crowds chanted in opposition to Trump. Protesters split into various smaller groups as darkness fell.

Thousands also forced the closure of streets in Chicago as Trump haters continued to protest well into the night

Protesters display anti-Trump slogans in Downtown Chicago on Friday night

Protesters march during a rally against the President Donald Trump agenda in Chicago

Austin

Unlike the rest of the country, protests held in Austin, Texas were relatively peaceful.

A number of activists spoke at the organized protest before thousands marched with placards through the city to the state Capitol building as Trump was taking his oath.

Police escorted the Austin protesters through the blocked-off streets.

People chanted as the protested in Austin, Texas during peaceful protests

Thousands march through downtown Austin with placards after Trump was sworn in

A young woman chants during a protest against President Donald Trump on the UT campus on Inauguration Day

Minneapolis

At least 2,000 people took to the streets of Minneapolis hours after Trump was sworn in as they marched behind a large banner readying 'Resist From Day One!'

No one was reported to have been arrested at the mostly peaceful rally.

Police did report that a small group broke away from demonstrators and cracked holes in a Wells Fargo sign near U.S. Bank Stadium.

Protesters burn a figure of Donald Trump in the street during an anti-Trump rally in Minneapolis

A man chants from atop the stairs during an anti-Trump rally in Minneapolis

At least 2,000 people took to the streets of Minneapolis hours after Trump was sworn

New York

Protesters in New York marched from Foley Square to the Trump Building in lower Manhattan on Friday night.

Demonstrators shouted slogans such as 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!'

Councilman Jumaane Williams and six others were arrested on a charge of civil disobedience for a protest outside Trump Tower, the New York Post reported.

It comes after large rallies were held on the eve of Trump's inauguration outside Trump's hotel near Central Park.

Celebrities including Alec Baldwin, Robert de Niro and Julianne Moore spoke at the rally ahead of Trump being sworn in as president.

Protesters in New York marched from Foley Square to the Trump Building in lower Manhattan on Friday night

NYC Coalition to Resist Trump held an Inauguration Day protest and marced past the New York Stock Exchange to the Trump Building on Wall Street

Washington D.C.

Protesters were still wreaking havoc in Washington late on Friday after a day filled with destruction and violence.

Heated clashes broke out in McPherson Square and along K Street as hundreds of riot police fired tear gas and drew their nightsticks to contain the masked mob.

Militant anti-Trump protesters gave a foretaste of what could follow from angry Americans given Trump is now president.

Just before the parade started, clashes broke out between 400 to 500 stone-throwing protesters and riot police in McPherson Square - just blocks from the parade in honor of newly sworn-in president.

As Trump's motorcade wound its way up Pennsylvania Avenue in the parade to the White House, protesters also descended on Franklin Square Park where they graffitied a stretch limo before setting the vehicle ablaze right outside the Washington Post building.

Riot police have arrested nearly a hundred people for the explosive protests in the streets of D.C. Washington police said numerous individuals were charged with rioting

A Trump supporter was seen trying to pull an American flag out of a fire lit by a protester just hours after the inauguration

Rioters set off multiple fires as they confronted police as protests over Trump turned ugly

Mexico City

Trump's inauguration was marked by subdued protests across Mexico.

One political activist on Mexico City's main thoroughfare held up a banner declaring 'Racist, gringo Trump... son of Satan, you are a danger to the world.'

Concern about Trump is widespread through Mexico.

'Trump if you are Christian, don't crucify Mexicans,' migrant activist Sergio Tamay wrote on a fuschia-colored sign at a migrant protest in the northern border city of Mexicali.

Protesters hang a Donald Trump pinata and set him on fire outside of US Embassy Anti-Trump protest in Mexico City on Friday

A group of demonstrators protest against the inauguration in Mexico City on Friday night