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Americans recall the fear they felt the night Trump first won
Original: In 2016, as the chyrons rolled on the big-screen TVs and the CNN pundits pundited, the mood in the bar turned dark and s
Personal accounts are circulating recalling the night of the 2016 US presidential election, when Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton became clear. One widely shared recollection describes a bar falling silent as results rolled in on CNN, with a woman crying nearby and a friend quietly asking about his passport, capturing a sense of dread among immigrants and minorities.
Why now: The memory of the 2016 election night is being revisited amid current US political tensions.
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- In 2016, as the chyrons rolled on the big-screen TVs and the CNN pundits pundited, the mood in the bar turned dark and somber. Two tables down from us, I heard a woman crying. My Brown friend leaned into me, like he was already afraid of being overheard: “Jim, is your passport… · prismnpen@stranger.social · 2
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