We woke up on the morning of November 9th to see the news of who had been elected. I didn't even have to turn on my TV to see who it was. As soon as I opened social media, all that was on there was the news of who had won. People arguing for and people arguing against the new president. Donald J. Trump will be our president for the next four years. On Friday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated into the White House. Whether you agree or disagree, we will have a new president of the United States.

I have seen endless tweets and Facebook posts about how we "let our country down" and how we "elected someone who knows nothing". All of this is coming from Hillary supporters, which is understandable. What do you think the Trump supporters would be doing if Hillary had won? They'd be saying how we "let our country down" and so on. No matter what the outcome, there would have been groups of people who disagreed and were upset with the election. Still, though, why complain? If you went out and made your voice heard, you have no reason to complain. You voted, but so did others. It isn't just your opinion that matters, and that goes for both sides of this.

We really need to get over the saying "he's not my president." For some reason, people decided that was a good thing to start. If you believe he isn't your president, you shouldn't be living here. He is the president of the United States and if you live in the US, he is your president. You cannot just choose to not have a president. He will do what he believes is best for this country just like Hillary would've done if elected.

Some people also seem to think that he has the absolute right to take away the basic civil rights that we all have. I have seen countless posts about how women will lose all rights and minorities will lose all rights. The president does not have the exclusive right to just take away your basic rights. That is not how the political system works at all. The president MUST get approval on decisions. So no, women and minorities will not lose their rights and whoever started that idea should read up on how decisions are made.

We cannot be a nation divided just because of this election. We cannot go around protesting this and turn to rioting, we have seen enough of that in the past. As Abraham Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand". He is right about that, we have to accept the decision of the election and if you don't agree with it, well you have to deal with it for four years. This is a democracy where your voice can be heard. But do not make your voice heard through riots and protests, that will get nothing. We all need to be together and cannot be divided because of this. I'm sorry if the election did not go your way, but it can't be changed now.