California man sets himself on fire in protest at Washington D.C. Trump hotel

WASHINGTON (KGO) -- Firefighters raced to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night after a man set himself on fire there.

The man suffered burns, but his condition and identity are unknown. The incident comes on the eve of the contentious inauguration already dividing Washington and the nation.

He said he was from California and that his actions were an act of protest.

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