With a dismal 50% turnout across the nation, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. He received about 40% of the votes in states with a large number of electoral votes, but given the “winner take all rules for the electoral college he easily won the Presidency. Otherwise, he only received 30% in the other states. Hilary Clinton received 50% in these states, and the last-minute Republican alternative candidate received 20%.
This means that Donald Trump received the votes of less than 20% of the eligible voters. Once again, “None of the Above” really won because of the 50% no-shows.
Almost as soon as the projections were made on national TV, the border crossings at Vancouver, Thunder Bay, Niagara Falls, and others started filling up with U.S. citizens seeking resident status in Canada. The websites of all the airlines with trans-Atlantic flights crashed with thousands seeking one-way tickets to Europe. Scandinavian Air and Icelandic Air were hardest hit because of an extremely large number of U.S. citizens wishing to move to Scandinavia.
The Scandinavian countries experienced many demonstrations of Syrian refugees. They were upset that after all their trials and tribulations to get safe haven in these countries well-off Americans were welcomed with open arms.
The stock markets had a 25% drop because so many sold their stocks and put the proceeds into foreign banks. This major sell-off also caused a 25% drop in the value of the dollar against other currencies, especially those of Canada and Europe.
Surprisingly, many multi-millionaires moved to their villas in Switzerland, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Most company boards were not meeting in the U.S., but were conducting their meetings by secure video.
Many Chinese immigrants went back to China, to the “devil” they understood. They could plan their lives and careers much more easily under the Communist dictatorship than under the Trump whimsyship.
H1-B workers left in droves. They thought it would be best to plan when to leave than suddenly have their H1-B status removed. This “brain drain” worsened even more the value of tech companies already hit with the stock sell-off. Software updates and new products were delayed for months if not years. The upside was that older tech workers were suddenly in demand even though their skills were “outdated” Tech companies realized that these workers could be trained in-house for less money than lobbying for H1-B extensions.
Fruits and vegetables became scarce because the migrant workers disappeared. Meat processing almost ceased. Office workers had to vacuum their own floors. Like the H1-B workers, the migrant workers also thought it would be best to leave on their own terms. Unlike the H1-B workers, they could suddenly be put into detention centers.
Many countries around the world sought loop-holes in their treaties with the U.S. Not only did they not think the U.S. would be a reliable ally, but they thought the “toughness” proclaimed by Trump would make them even more vulnerable to any threats by other countries.
This threatened closure of bases also put the U.S. military-industrial complex in a tailspin. Investors sold their shares at steep discounts because they foresaw a much smaller market for military wares as U.S. bases were closed.
Things got so bad that the Republican-controlled Congress was desperately looking for ways to impeach Trump. But even as they considered impeachment, the Capitol was besieged by thousands of Trumpistas who saw their hero threatened. The Capitol police staffing the metal detectors were overwhelmed by protesters carrying pistols, rifles, and automatic weapons.
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