I won’t sugarcoat it: I’m heartbroken. And yes, I’m scared. The prospect of another Trump term fills me with dread—not just for myself, but for the millions of Americans who will face even greater threats if he returns to power. But despite that fear, I refuse to lose faith in America. I still believe in the power of our democracy and the resilience of our people. But right now, that belief offers little comfort to those who are most at risk.
We cannot ignore the stark reality: a second Trump administration would unleash policies that put millions of lives in jeopardy. Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, would be targets of his cruel mass deportation plans. And it’s not just immigrants—families with mixed immigration status, where a child might be a citizen but their parents are undocumented, will live in constant fear of being torn apart.
Women, too, would face a future that strips them of their bodily autonomy. With the Supreme Court in Trump’s grasp, millions of women could be forced to carry pregnancies to term against their will. Those facing medical emergencies, such as ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages, would be denied life-saving care. The future for LGBTQ+ people is even more frightening. With policies that roll back protections and encourage discrimination, individuals will find themselves more vulnerable than ever to violence, persecution, and exclusion.
For everyone who has already faced marginalization, the threat is all the more severe. Trump’s rhetoric and policies have emboldened hate groups and put vulnerable communities in the crosshairs. His promise to seek revenge against his political opponents means that even those who simply speak out or resist could find themselves targeted—threatened, silenced, or worse. This isn’t just political fear—it’s a genuine, life-threatening danger that many Americans will face when he returns to the White House for a second term.
In the face of this, we cannot sit idly by. Our first responsibility must be to protect those most at risk—whether they are immigrants, women, trans people, or any of the countless others who are vulnerable to the harmful policies Trump has promised to enact. We must resist these forces at every turn.
We must push back against the Trump-Vance agenda, how we can protect the people who are most vulnerable, and how we can reclaim our democracy from the brink of authoritarianism.
But for today, I want to remind you: if you are grieving, if you are scared, you are not alone. Millions of Americans share your fear, and together we will be the resistance.
America is a place founded on hope, on the belief that we can rise above our darkest moments and build something better. So yes, I’m heartbroken. But I still have faith. And together, we will fight to ensure that the worst of America does not define its future.
