We are already off
to a good start with the final transition and now inauguration of Donald Trump,
our 45th president. We are already seeing signs that Trump is not popular
and maybe one of the most unpopular president-elect in our history. Many people
plan to protest his inauguration and others will boycott it. I plan to attend a
local women’s March on Saturday. I will NOT be watching Trump being sworn in on
Jan. 20. I may choose
to watch ME TV that day. –SJ Otto
-According to Yahoo
News:
Donald Trump is the
most unpopular president-elect in recent history, according to a new Gallup
poll. Just 44 percent of Americans approve of his incoming administration,
compared with 51 percent who disapprove, the survey found.
Trump is
far less popular than President Barack Obama was when he was elected in 2008 on
a message of hope and change. Then, 83 percent of Americans approved of the
transition. And Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, also got more love than
Trump. Bush enjoyed support from a 61 percent of Americans as he
entered the White House.
-From Chad
Griffin,
President Human Rights Campaign:
Since Election Day,
we received thousands of messages from supporters that added up to one big
question: Now what?
Our response boils down to one simple
word: Defy.
Defy Trump. Defy Pence. Defy hate.
If their cabinet
secretaries treat us like we're less than other people, we're going to defy
them.
If they come after
our basic rights as citizens, we're going to defy them.
If they appoint judges who would roll back
the progress we've made on equal rights, we're going to defy them.
They'll take office in just three days, and
already Trump and Pence have surrounded themselves with nominees and aides who
are avowed opponents of equality. We don't yet know what new attacks we'll see
on LGBTQ rights and protections – but they've signaled they could repeal
President Obama's federal contractor non-discrimination executive order or
immediately overturn guidance protecting transgender students.
But I can promise you that we will be there
to push back. Whenever and wherever they seek to allow discrimination, we will
fight back.
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