Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump hotel in Washington

 

WASHINGTON D.C. (KABC) --

A man protesting President-elect Donald Trump set himself on fire outside the Trump Hotel in Washington D.C. Tuesday night.

Witnesses say the 45-year-old man used a lighter and accelerant and uttered Trump's name before bursting into flames.

He was taken to a hospital with third-degree burns and is expected to survive