Some New Yorkers in Disbelief Over Trump Presidency; Others Say It Was Inevitable

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Sarah Gonzalez
WNYC News | Nov 9, 2016

As the sun came up in Manhattan, 22-year-old Gabriela Rivera walked in denial past stacks of newspapers with the headline “President Trump." But 24-year-old Brian Louis says he's not surprised. Listen to New Yorkers respond to the news that Donald Trump will be the next president. 

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