Trump supporters protest at Arizona collation centre

SUPPORTERS of Donald Trump, some of whom are suspected to be armed, have surrounded Maricopa County Election Department, Arizona, protesting the election.

A video of the protest broadcast on CNN, showed many of the protesters carrying Trump banners and placards, expressing their frustration over a projection by a cable network that the Democratic party would win the state’s 11 electoral college votes.

Democratic candidate, former Vice-President Joe Biden is currently leading the race in Arizona albeit by a small percentage.

Trump’s campaign on election night disputed the calls that they lost the state, citing the outstanding volume of mail-in ballots that had yet to be counted.

“Who’s checking the mail-in votes?” a protester on Wednesday night could be heard saying over a loudspeaker, according to footage posted to Twitter by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz.

“Democrats,” a woman answers. “Democrats are checking them.”

With 86 percent of the state reporting, Trump trailed Biden by just shy of 80,000 votes, according to The Associated Press.
(Credit: Associated Press)