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America has spoken, electing Republican Donald Trump as it's 45th president. Today, he has a lot of fences to mend if he's going to bring the country together.
Trump seemed to be made of Teflon during his divisive campaign. No matter what vitriolic rhetoric that came out his mouth, his supporters stuck by him and carried the business mogul to victory.
During a January rally in Iowa Trump said, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was by far the most qualified candidate, but she shot herself in the foot. The controversy surrounding her use of a private email server during her tenure as United States Secretary of State, led to an FBI investigation.
Although she was eventually cleared, that dark cloud hung over her head throughout the race and eroded a lot of voter's trust in her.
Nevertheless, Trump's victory was shocking, especially to those he offended on his climb to the White House.
As it started to become clear that Trump would win the election, CNN political contributor, Van Jones, got emotional while talking about outcome and what it meant to those who were hurt by the next president's comments on the campaign trail.
"People have talked about a miracle. I'm hearing about a nightmare," Jones said. "You tell your kids: Don't be a bully... don't be a bigot.. do your homework and be prepared. And then you have this outcome. You have people putting children to bed tonight, and they're afraid of breakfast. They're afraid of 'How do I explain this to my children?' I have Muslim friends who are texting me tonight, 'Should I leave the country?' I have families of immigrants that are terrified tonight.”
"This was a rebellion against the elites, true, it was a create reinvention of politics... but it was also something else,” he continued. "We haven't talked about race. This was a 'white-lash' against a changing country ... against a black president in part. And that's the part where the pain comes. Donald Trump has a responsibility tonight to come and reassure people that he is going to be the president of all the people who he insulted and offended and brushed aside."
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