Students were clearly eager to discuss their reactions toward the winner of the 2016 Presidential Election, Republican Donald J. Trump.

This election was easily one of the most controversial elections in U.S. history, and this was replicated clearly throughout the hallways of DHS the morning after Trump’s big victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

The election was held Nov. 8. Trump won the Electoral College but Clinton won the popular vote. The Electoral College, however, is the system in which presidents are elected.

Freshman Sean Tan explained how he saw this year’s election as being constantly unpredictable.
“Honestly,” Tan said, “I think this year America was just left to picking their poison at the polls. They could pick from either a heart disease, or a cancer — neither were ideal illnesses.”

America’s tweets of the write-in’s they put on their ballots was another aspect discussed. Freshman Ronaldo Florentino said, “People have died for our right to vote, and people writing ‘Harambe’ on their ballots is simply insulting.”

The smackdown was intense the evening of Nov. 8, and seemingly left every student, regardless of age, involved in picking a side.

Trump seemed to create either intensely proud feelings from students and staff, or extreme feelings of defeat and disappointment.

Sophomore Jennifer Schneider said, “They all said he couldn’t win, but he did and proved them all wrong.”

Her peer, Jeffrey Osborne, who supported Trump “all the way,” said that the president-elect’s “policies are pretty good” and that he, “could care less about his personality.”

Others, however, felt differently.

“It’s easy to feel a deep hatred toward Trump because he doesn’t support gays or women,” said freshman Elizabeth Valencia.

Florentino agreed: “It shocks me that people could vote for such a racist idiot.”

Editor’s Note: Staff Writers Abby Martinez, Jazzlyn Torres, Naomi Thomas, Meghan Edwards and Helena Trofa contributed to this report.