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Post-Inauguration Thoughts

They aren't the most optimistic thoughts.

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As a follow up to my last article, I will now share some of the thoughts I've been having since the inauguration. Overall, the inauguration went smoothly. The Women's March outdid the inauguration for sure, setting a tone for the masses that we can expect to see several more times throughout the presidency.

Trump has issued several executive orders already. National parks and science agencies have gone rogue on Twitter. The Mexican president is canceling a visit to the US. Mexicans have taken to their streets to boycott American companies. Social media has been erupting with arguments over abortion, women's rights, and climate change. Nikki Haley is making threats to the UN. Kellyanne Conway believes in alternative facts. The United States has been demoted to a flawed democracy. The stock market is fickle. Marches are continuing for various causes. A wall is going to be built. A CNN notification just now informed me that Trump is expected to sign an executive order limiting the flow of refugees. People are scared. People are angry. People are happy. People are indifferent.

I'm angry. I'm scared. I'm cautious. I'm upset. I feel helpless.

This isn't the candidate I voted for, but it's the president I got.

He is my president, whether I like it or not.

I don't know how much Congress will stop him, or how much they can stop him.

It's just a waiting game from here. For now.

And it's only the beginning.

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