Shock for DC millennials as Trump wins US election Many young people in the US' capital shocked as Republican Trump projected to become the new US president.

Shock for DC millennials as Trump wins US election Many young people in the US'
capital shocked as Republican
Trump projected to become the new
US president.

Henry jex blog
By Jessica Sarhan

Young Clinton supporters were
disappointed when it was clear that
Trump would be the new US president
[Jessica Sarhan/Al Jazeera]
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Washington DC, US - In a college bar in
the centre of town, students from the DC
College Democrats gathered en masse to
watch the US election results come in
over beer and burgers.
With TV screens surrounding the bar's
walls, and the sound on high, it was
impossible to escape the electric energy
that filled the room. As early electoral
counts arrived indicating Clinton
victories, the bar roared in celebration.
With every state Trump won, the sound
of boos was overwhelming.
As the night progressed, however, the
mood grew increasingly sombre as
projections increasingly suggested a
Trump victory was becoming a
possibility. The fate of the battleground
state of Florida, which ultimately fell to
Trump, attracted particular attention, as
the Republican surged through an early
Clinton lead.
Results continued to flood in and when it
was clear that Donald J Trump would be
the US' 45th president - the young crowd
was silent.