Sunny Hostin: Presidential election a 'referendum of cultural resentment'
ABC's “The View” host Sunny Hostin expressed disappointment with the outcome of the presidential election, calling it a “referendum of cultural resentment.”
Hostin and the other hosts of the show gathered Wednesday morning to discuss President-elect Trump’s victory. The women openly and frequently criticized Trump, but many, excluding Hostin, were upbeat.
“I’m profoundly disturbed,” Hostin began, as highlighted by Mediaite.
She argued that in 2016, America didn’t know what it would get from a Trump presidency. Now, the country knows and still voted for him, Hostin said.
Hostin listed reasons why she is concerned, not for herself, but for her daughter, mother and others across the country. She argued that the convicted felon checkbox on job applications should be removed, since Trump, a convicted felon, secured the highest office in the country.
“I’m surprised at the results, but I’m not surprised,” she said.
“As a woman of color, I was so hopeful that a mixed-race woman married to a Jewish guy could be elected president of this country,” Hostin continued. “And I think that it had nothing to do with policy. I think this was a referendum of cultural resentment in this country.”
The Hill and Decision Desk HQ called the presidential race for Trump early Wednesday morning. He skated to a second term after securing the critical battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Results are still being counted in Arizona.
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