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People With Disabilities Respond to Trump Presidency on Twitter

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Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump was announced president-elect after securing 276 electoral votes. Throughout election night and well into the morning, people with mental illnesses, disabilities and chronic health conditions took to Twitter to air their concerns regarding a forthcoming Trump presidency. Here’s what they had to say.

 

 

 

 

 

These are just some of the immediate reactions to the election, and are in no way representative of the disability community as a whole. We will continue to update this article as more responses come in.

Originally published: November 9, 2016
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