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The 2nd Trump Presidency

Well, it happened. Trump is getting a 2nd term. There are many Americans who find this unfathomable. There are people who are deeply saddened and concerned for our country, because they care deeply about America and they find Donald Trump antithetical to the country they thought they were living in. I sympathize with this because I felt the same way the first time he won office. It shocked me to the core, but that's because I was also ignorant about America back in 2016. I thought that character mattered. I thought that we all felt a President should represent the best of our country, the highest standard, and I knew Donald Trump is none of those things. But I was wrong. I needed to reset my understanding of America, and Americans, and I've done my best to do that. Don't get me wrong, I'm still sad this 2nd time around, and I do not believe Trump will be a good president for us. I'm just not shocked at all. It was kinda predictable. So if you find yourself in a stat