Anti-Trump protester hospitalized after setting himself on fire in front of Trump's DC hotel

A man who attempted to set himself on fire Tuesday night in front Trump International as part of a protest against the incoming president was rushed to a hospital with burns, reports NBC4.

According to DC police, they were called to the newly opened hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue hotel after receiving a report of a person "in distress."

Speaking with reporters, the unidentified man claimed he was attempting to set himself on fire to protest the election of businessman Donald Trump, whose inauguration is set for this Friday.

"I was trying to light myself on fire as an act of protest," the man explained before he was taken to a nearby hospital. "To protest the fact that we've elected someone who is completely incapable of respecting the Constitution of the United States."

There was no report on the extent of his injuries.

Watch video of the fire below via Twitter: