By Nourhan Fahmy The night Donald Trump was announced the 45th president of the United States, Egyptian-American Youssef Chouhoud made a public plea for help on what to tell his children the next morning. “I honestly don’t know what to tell my daughters tomorrow morning,” he wrote on Facebook. “Feel free to leave suggestions. I’m devastated.” After Trump was elected president of the US, Egyptian-Americans weighed in on his victory, reflecting on their concerns amid a divided electorate and a shifting political environment. Trump was elected the winner after he passed the 270 Electoral College votes that he needed. Chouhoud, who lives in Pasadena, California, finds it hard to imagine what a Trump presidency would look like. Feeling uncertain about the future, Chouhoud says that Trump was “notoriously inconsistent” in what he supports, basing this on the fact that he supported Democrats until just a few years ago, in addition to advocating for policies during his campaign and later dismissing them as “just suggestions,” like the Muslim ban. Trump previously called for a ban on Muslims entering the US, enraging many inside and outside the US. The president-elect has been…
Egyptian Expats Weigh in on Trump Victory, Express Fear of Rhetoric
November 12, 2016
