to the editor: to say the least, this election cycle has not been the most ideal introduction for a first-time voter like me. nevertheless, as a proud young american, i have complete faith in our nation<u+2019>s ability to move forward <u+2014> regardless of the bleak outcome on tuesday. i implore donald trump to restore a sense of unity to our polarized and vitriolic political and social realms. i implore mr. trump to act in a way that fosters pride in the political system of our country, especially for the sake of my generation. and, lastly, i implore mr. trump to keep the promise that he made to the american public at the g.o.p. convention in july to be a compassionate head of state for all citizens. godspeed! matt osubor new york to the editor: in 2008, as i drove home from the friend<u+2019>s house where i had watched the election results, tears streamed down my face because we had elected an african-american president. on tuesday night, after i got home from my son<u+2019>s house, where i had watched the election results, i sobbed <u+2014> not in pride but in despair. caroline acker berkeley, calif. to the editor: donald trump won because average, middle-class americans voted against the corrupt washington political establishment, not because they like mr. trump. his victory can best be described as a revolt against professional politicians, lobbyists, big business/wall street, big government and corruption. my hope is that mr. trump drains the political swamp in washington, and that he keeps his word to make america great again for everyone! daniel robinowitz dallas to the editor: the unthinkable has happened. aside from sept. 11, 2001, this is the saddest day for america and the world in my lifetime. i write this from colombia, visiting with friends and watching the disaster unfold. i cannot wrap my head around the fact that we have elected a sexual predator, tax evader, liar, bigot, xenophobe and hater to the most important office in the world. i was aghast when george w. bush won two terms, but i would be thrilled to have bush 43 back in the white house today. undocumented immigrants will need to start hiding out. investors need to brace for a major downturn in the markets, and our allies in nato need to reconsider their alliances. a staunch conservative will be named to the supreme court, no gun safety laws will be enacted, and we can forget about taking on the catastrophe of climate change. everything i have believed in and about this great nation is about to come tumbling down, and i wonder how long it will take <u+2014> if ever <u+2014> to recover from the blunder of electing donald trump. henry a. lowenstein cartagena, colombia to the editor: i am a liberal democrat who, not being able to stomach either donald trump or hillary clinton, voted for gary johnson, the libertarian candidate. i hope the democratic party does some serious reflection on why its candidate lost. it bears some part in all of this <u+2014> for anointing a candidate like hillary with so much baggage, for neglecting blue-collar workers across the rust belt states, for failing to see the extent to which hillary<u+2019>s email server and clinton foundation controversies turned off many voters, including democrats like me. i hope that the new york times also does some reflection on how it got things so wrong this past year. saritha prabhu clarksville, tenn. to the editor: i could not bring myself to vote for either donald trump or hillary clinton, but mr. trump could turn out to be a better president than the press thinks. while he often seemed uniformed and erratic during the campaign, he is intelligent and well spoken when he wants to be, and he thinks big. nor is he a lock-step partisan. he has tendencies both left and right, and if the gravity of his new office tempers his worst impulses and he surrounds himself with good people, he has the capacity to be a strong leader who gets things done. most of all, i am thrilled that mr. trump beat the mainstream press, which dropped all pretense of neutrality this year in order to save us from a monster. along with other elites in both parties, you are glum today. it<u+2019>s delicious. mark r. godburn north canaan, conn. to the editor: all of us who are patriotic americans, however we felt before election day, must now support president-elect donald trump. this is our patriotic duty. all americans must deal with the results of this election with maturity and with respect for the will of the majority of our country. it is our historical responsibility, no matter whom we supported, to respect the democratic process. above all we must find common ground and then work out our differences in a civilized manner. the entire world is watching the united states very closely at this moment. america must come together and lead the world through these perilous times. william e. baumzweiger studio city, calif. to the editor: it is 6:29 in the morning after election day. at first, i was angry at the results <u+2014> angry at an america that has become so twisted to support a man with racist, sexist and bigoted ideas. then i was sad and worried <u+2014> genuinely fearful for my own and others<u+2019> lives. i<u+2019>m afraid for every minority out there. i<u+2019>m afraid for women everywhere, who are seeing that a man who has said and done such nasty things to women has now been elected president of the united states. to everyone who is upset at the results of the election, keep fighting. now, more than ever, we need to fight for our rights. we will not sit down. we will not be silenced. we will keep working toward progress. stephanie wang mcmurray, pa. the writer is a high school senior. a version of this letter appears in print on november 10, 2016, on page a22 of the new york edition with the headline: an america under president trump. today's paper | subscribe
an america under president donald trump
noauthor