The year of 2016 will go out with a bang as Donald Trump gears up to be sworn in on Friday, January 20th, 2017 as the 45th President of the United States.
Trump announced his candidacy in June of 2015 and became an official nominee in July of 2016. Trump had a great lead by campaigning ahead of the other Republican Party primaries.
Election night ended with Trump having 290 votes from the electoral college, with a goal of 270 for the win, and Hillary Clinton with 228 votes from the electoral college.
Hillary won 20 states plus the electoral college votes from the District of Columbia, and Trump won 30 states.
The mood around campus was somber as students came to grips that Republican nominee, Donald Trump, would actually become the 45th president of the United States of America.
Vivian Ordogne, freshman biology major from Slidell Louisiana, was one of many students upset with the outcome of the election.
“I feel that the results of the election were bogus. I feel like my vote did not count,” said Ordogne.
After the electoral votes were tallied, Trump and Clinton gave their respective speeches to their constituents.
Trump started off his victory speech by paying homage to Hillary Clinton’s hard work.
Saying to a packed crowd of supporters at the New York Hilton Mid-Town, “Thank you very much. I’ve just received a call from secretary Clinton,” said President-Elect Trump, “She congratulated us on our victory and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard fought campaign.”
Trump ended his speech by thanking all of his family and supporters. He also said that he is going to do a great job working for the people of America.
During Hillary’s concession speech, she showed somewhat, a level of discouragement.
“This is painful, and it will be for a long time, but I want you to remember this,” she said to a packed house at the New Yorker Hotel, “Our campaign was never about one person or even one election, it was about the country we love and about building an America that’s hopeful, inclusive, and big-hearted.”
Clinton added that the nation has become more deeply divided than anyone had ever thought, but she still believed in America.
Taking this loss, Hillary Clinton still holds her head high and still believes that America can make it. Not long after Trump won and Clinton delivered her concession speech people began to hit the streets protesting the results of the election.
Cities all across America like Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois saw protests almost immediately after the election was called by media outlets.
While some marched and congested downtown roadways, many held signs reading: “not my president” and blocked traffic to major thorough fares.
Political science major and graduate student, Rico Williams of Baton Rouge gave his thoughts on what a Trump presidency means to him.
“The victory should have went to Hillary,” said Williams. “Trump has never paid taxes in 20 years.”
As of Monday night, more than 2 million people had signed a petition urging members of the electoral college to switch their vote from Trump to Hillary.
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Hillary Got Trumped
November 15, 2016
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