On November 9, 2016, I cast my first vote in a United State Presidential Election. In that moment, I felt nothing but pride and joy for the freedom I was granted in order to be able to have my voice heard. I wish I could go back to that moment, the way I feel this morning is quite the opposite of what I felt them.

I woke up the next morning in disbelief because of the results, Donald J. Trump as our 45^th president. Whether you are for or against Donald Trump, I hope you can all take something away from what I am about to say. Regardless of my political view, I want to focus on the elements this country needs. The things we can do without the government, things that are in our control. We need to unite.

Donald Trump has ran his entire campaign on nothing but division. After his win he said he was going to ‘unite’ America. How? How will this happen if we are taught to look at Mexican immigrants as rapist and murders? How are we supposed to when fellow American Muslim’s are terrorist? I cannot wrap my mind that he can unite us.

That is why it’s our responsibility to love one another more than ever. When are we going to get over these stereotypes that are destroying our country? Trump can’t fix it, only we can. We are all American’s, so why are we tearing each other down?

My heart breaks for those who are truly affected by this election. I hope all of the grandiose comments Trump stated during this campaign does not follow into his time as our President. Let's hope for better days and to be truly united as Americans. That’s the only thing we can control at this point.