compiled by Hi’s Eye staff
“Most of the people around me are scared of four years of Trump. They are just unsure of him and believe that he is unstable as a person.”
— Ben McInnes,18, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
“Most of the people around me are scared of four years of Trump. They are just unsure of him and believe that he is unstable as a person.”
— Ben McInnes,18, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
“I am concerned that [Trump’s] isolationist policies may result in a breakup of global cooperation.”
— Bronte-Rose Marks, 19, Brighton, England
“I think that Donald Trump isn’t the best president for America, but in some issues I think he will be good, for example, the army and terrorism.”
— Jaime Echevarria, 16, Argoños, Spain
“I think he’ll be a very good companion to Justin Trudeau, who is our prime minister.”
— Zach Freedman, 18, Toronto, Canada
“Trump seems to speak without thought of any repercussions that may come from his loose comments towards international relations.”
— Zannah Loxton, 19, Adelaide, Australia
“I wasn’t a big fan [of] Trump [being] elected, and I never ever thought that it would, or could happen. … That being said, I still wish him the best for success this term and hope that maybe he can do some good.”
— Justin (Juicebox) Schwalen, 18, Trier, Germany
“I’d say the vast majority of the people on the island are not content with the outcome of the election. A lot of us fear for what he will do, considering we are a territory.”
— Sylvana Montealegre Hutchins, 17, Kingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands
“I am not a fan of Donald Trump. He isn’t a president, he’s a businessman.”
— Geordie House, 19, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
“As an American living in Germany, I feel so ashamed to come from a place where Donald Trump has the capacity to be elected and where the media is so [over-the-top] to the point where a detrimental moment involving the future lives of all Americans can be seen as a joke.”
— Sofi Blacker, 16, Hamburg, Germany
“I am fearful of the consequences it may bring to Europe.”
— Paula Vega, 16, Santoña, Spain
“My feelings about Mr. Trump are very simple. I like that he is a major switch up from the typical president, however I don’t believe he is qualified to make some of the decisions he is going to [have] to make.”
— Calvin Cameron,18, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada
“It’s worrisome that a man who picks fights with the cast of Hamilton over Twitter is going to be our commander-in-chief.”
— Henry Lewis, 22, Bangkok, Thailand
“I think that it would be difficult for him to be respected internationally, as he has a very emotional personality. The fact that he resorts to Twitter quite quickly weakens his authority.”
— Anavi Madnani, 17, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
“I think that Trump is a bad person, because I see it as he essentially economized on people’s fears to win him votes, which is really bad in my opinion. And his policies disgust me in every way.”
— Erin O’Brien, 21, Adelaide, Australia
“I don’t know if there ever existed a human that I abhorred more than Trump. He’s truly a terrible man.”
— Sophia Kalinowska-Werter, 19, Łódź, Poland
— Bronte-Rose Marks, 19, Brighton, England
“I think that Donald Trump isn’t the best president for America, but in some issues I think he will be good, for example, the army and terrorism.”
— Jaime Echevarria, 16, Argoños, Spain
“I think he’ll be a very good companion to Justin Trudeau, who is our prime minister.”
— Zach Freedman, 18, Toronto, Canada
“Trump seems to speak without thought of any repercussions that may come from his loose comments towards international relations.”
— Zannah Loxton, 19, Adelaide, Australia
“I wasn’t a big fan [of] Trump [being] elected, and I never ever thought that it would, or could happen. … That being said, I still wish him the best for success this term and hope that maybe he can do some good.”
— Justin (Juicebox) Schwalen, 18, Trier, Germany
“I’d say the vast majority of the people on the island are not content with the outcome of the election. A lot of us fear for what he will do, considering we are a territory.”
— Sylvana Montealegre Hutchins, 17, Kingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands
“I am not a fan of Donald Trump. He isn’t a president, he’s a businessman.”
— Geordie House, 19, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
“As an American living in Germany, I feel so ashamed to come from a place where Donald Trump has the capacity to be elected and where the media is so [over-the-top] to the point where a detrimental moment involving the future lives of all Americans can be seen as a joke.”
— Sofi Blacker, 16, Hamburg, Germany
“I am fearful of the consequences it may bring to Europe.”
— Paula Vega, 16, Santoña, Spain
“My feelings about Mr. Trump are very simple. I like that he is a major switch up from the typical president, however I don’t believe he is qualified to make some of the decisions he is going to [have] to make.”
— Calvin Cameron,18, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada
“It’s worrisome that a man who picks fights with the cast of Hamilton over Twitter is going to be our commander-in-chief.”
— Henry Lewis, 22, Bangkok, Thailand
“I think that it would be difficult for him to be respected internationally, as he has a very emotional personality. The fact that he resorts to Twitter quite quickly weakens his authority.”
— Anavi Madnani, 17, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
“I think that Trump is a bad person, because I see it as he essentially economized on people’s fears to win him votes, which is really bad in my opinion. And his policies disgust me in every way.”
— Erin O’Brien, 21, Adelaide, Australia
“I don’t know if there ever existed a human that I abhorred more than Trump. He’s truly a terrible man.”
— Sophia Kalinowska-Werter, 19, Łódź, Poland