Anti-oil activists vandalize U.S. Embassy in London to protest 'fascism' of Trump victory

Direct-action environmentalists took a break from defacing priceless works of art Wednesday to shoot orange paint at a concrete wall in protest of Donald Trump's election in the U.S.

Just Stop Oil posted video of young and old activists vandalizing the U.S. Embassy in London mid-morning local time and photos in a press release that show security talking to them, suggesting they were arrested for the act. It says it has 24 supporters in prison and named them.

"This morning the world wakes to find it has slipped further into fascism as well as climate breakdown," the group, which also advocates banning coal and natural gas, wrote on X. "Trump's win puts the lives of ordinary people at risk, everywhere."

"As long as democracy is hijacked by corporate interests and billionaires, it will fail to deliver the change people are crying out for," the group wrote. "This will always leave the door open for fake populists like Trump to exploit the disaffection many feel."

The young man, 25-year-old Joseph Aggarwal, said voters around the world have no real choice. 

"No matter who they vote for they receive an assault on living conditions, continued injustice and the drive towards climate collapse," he said in the release. "This lack of real democracy breeds resentment and allows bad actors like Trump to exploit the disquiet to further benefit the billionaire class."