US election protests: Woman spits on policeman, says 'f*** you fascist'

A 24-year-old woman identified as Devina Singh was arrested after a video shot on Wednesday showed her spitting in the face of a New York Police Department officer. The anti-Trump protester also told the policeman, "F*** you fascist." She had taken part in a protest in Manhattan after US President Donald Trump claimed victory and called for voting to stop.

She could also be heard shouting '... f***ing died for this,' with the start of the sentence being unintelligible. After spitting at the officer, she was thrown to the ground and arrested.

The footage of her spitting at the officer, which went viral on Twitter, was immediately condemned by the NYPD and police unions.

'Actions like this will not be tolerated. Agitators who commit these acts will be arrested,' the NYPD tweeted alongside the video.

NYPD detectives union the Detectives' Endowment Association added: 'This despicable behavior won't be tolerated! This after setting fires & destroying property. We know law abiding NYers don't want their cops treated like this. Now we need every elected official to publicly condemn it.'