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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,000 Online Community Team

    People are allowed their opinions @Catherine21 and we wont begrudge people for voicing them in a polite manner. 😊

    As for the original question, it's not for me to say unfortunately, but it looks like the community have listed some of their reasons. He does seem to be like marmite, people either love him, or hate him. 😅

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,433 Championing

    I cant believe the stuff he comes out with definitely twisted lemon lips can't help but laugh at the things he says is the whole world losing the plot I believe so

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,242 Championing

    The post doesn't bother me at all . I'm just not a Trump fan that's all .

  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Community member Posts: 66 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936857#Comment_936857

    He is funny and genuinely I laugh at some of the stuff he says. He should have stuck to TV rather than politics

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,433 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936867#Comment_936867

    Honestly been like wow did he really say that??? What's with the hair and foundation Oh got to laugh 😃

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 3,352 Championing
    edited November 6

    Half the population didn't elect him, that's not how the system works. Only around a quarter of adults actually voted for him. That means three quarters didn't choose him!

    Sadly we've ended up in a weird situation in both the UK & USA for the past few years where neither of the options seemed positive, and we just had to try and work out the least worst option. I'm afraid I can't see anything positive to come from another 4 years of Trump as President. Just have to hope he doesn't cause too much more damage.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,000 Online Community Team

    The American voting system is very odd, I was reading more about the electoral college over the last few weeks and it seems like a very outdated system.

  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Community member Posts: 66 Empowering

    what’s shocking me at the moment is the support he’s getting with people I know too. I’m not sure what I’ve missed tbh it seems like loads of people are trump supporters and I don’t know how to feel about it.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,242 Championing

    Only watched a tiny bit of the news. Can't keep listening to all of that news over and over . Sorry guys .

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,433 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936877#Comment_936877

    The world's gone mad is this all by design .. I heard Khan saying he will leave uk if Trump gets in !! I'd love to help him pack

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,242 Championing

    I don't think I will watch the news this evening 🤔 😕

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,242 Championing

    So very sorry 😞. I have had a change of heart . The news will be on I will only listen to odd bits . I apologise unreservedly. Please excuse my change of mind. So sorry.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,000 Online Community Team

    There's no need to apologise for changing your mind @Strawberry1 everyone has full autonomy to make their own decisions. 😊

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,362 Championing
    edited November 6

    Everything Wibbles has said.

    Nightcity, yeah 😑

    Strawberry, yeah. Monotonous. Newsnight after my programmes is about all I can face today. Lost for words.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,242 Championing

    Thank you @Albus_Scope and @WhatThe .

  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Community member Posts: 672 Pioneering

    I didn't have to watch the news to know the outcome. I do find it incredible though, that some Americans voted in an egotistical, misogynistic, fraudulent, lying criminal to be their president again. It is quite frightening & depressing.

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Community member Posts: 169 Empowering

    I haven't been watching/reading the news, except noting the headline this morning. It's something we have no control over here, and will just have to monitor to see what the impact is/isn't on the UK going forward.

    I have some friends in the US, however, who are devastated by this outcome. And there's not much I can say to reassure them :(

    I want to stay apolitical on another country's democratic choice if possible, but I feel for them.

  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 708 Trailblazing
    edited November 7

    I don't think American people should be berated for voting for someone many people dislike. It is their country, their way of life and their choice. We have to live with the consequence of their vote (as does the entire planet) but for now we can't be certain what the ramifications will be, good or bad, so I think it would be helpful to wait and see. I lived in Los Angeles for a while and I was extremely happy there. America has been my most favourite place to visit ever since I went there for the first time aged 21, and I have returned there many times. I find Americans to be good company, friendly, helpful and considerate. I go into the financial district most days and I meet people from around the world, inc. Americans who work here in The City and at Canary Wharf and who contribute to our economy. As for Americans being stupid and gullible, it just so happens that the United States have some of the best universities in the world. So let's not attack American people or anyone else for that matter because we don't like who they voted for.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,433 Championing

    Well from a clueless point of view alot of people delighted Katie Hopkins for one and many others saying he will bring down kier starmer for his involvement surly that would effect us ?

  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Community member Posts: 66 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/937203#Comment_937203

    I don’t think he’s going to bring down Keir Starmer but they’ve not got off on the best foot by Starmer sending labour people out to help the democrats.
    I think there’s going to be an issue with him being tied to Farage and respecting him over Starmer, and it also could cause issues obviously if Trump decides to pull out of NATO.
    I think there’s going to be instability for sure but Trumps term will be over before Starmers and fingers crossed America will still have a democracy to vote Trump out come 2028

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