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on November 11, 2016 in World News

Oakland Residents: Riots Have ‘Nothing to Do with Trump’

by Joel B. Pollak Protests and riots exploded across California and throughout the nation for the third night after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election. In Oakland, the East Bay Times reports, the rioting is almost out of control. However, the link between the protests and the election is increasingly unclear. “This has nothing to do with Trump,” one resident told the Times. “It was just an excuse for people who want to get their frustrations out. It makes me feel really bad for my city.” Other residents quoted by the Times agreed: “This just breaks us down and it… View Article

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on November 11, 2016 in World News

Lawmakers Slam Californians Who Voted for Trump as Bigots

by Michelle Moons First there was Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton calling Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Now post-election, California lawmakers mourning a Clinton loss suggested that Californians who voted for now President-elect Donald Trump are supportive of “resentment, bigotry, and misogyny.” The day after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump overwhelmingly won election to the highest office in the land, California State Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released an official statement on the election results: Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land, because yesterday Americans… View Article

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