- Title: Berliners wake up worried by news of Trump win
- Date: 9th November 2016
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BRANDENBURG GATE AMERICAN FLAG ON U.S. EMBASSY U.S. EMBASSY PEOPLE OUTSIDE EMBASSY (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOE CRITCHLEY, PASSER-BY, SAYING: "Firstly, I am not so surprised, it seems to be something, a kind of a feeling. Or it is reflecting a feeling which seems to be not only in the U.S. but also in the UK, perhaps also in Germany. Should we panic? Maybe not too much. I think we should listen to the message that comes from it and respect the message that comes from it and work to make things better for everybody." VICTORY COLUMN (SOUNDBITE) (German) HOSANG CRISTOPH, PASSER-BY, SAYING: "It was a bit weird that everyone kept saying it would never happen. If you listened to the mood then it was somehow expected. It's similar to Brexit and now it will be interesting to see what happens in Europe, with the AfD and (Marine) Le Pen: there are similar dynamics happening there. It's hard to say what will happen. I am going to wait and see." (SOUNDBITE) (German) RITA REIBOLD, PASSER-BY, SAYING: "It makes me feel very afraid because I think that all the values that we have worked to achieve since the end of the war - mediated by the Americans - are now reversed! It is very alarming. This means that the feeling in Europe: people here are now unsure of things, they are afraid of a flood of immigrants etc., it is exactly what they have in America this feeling towards immigrants. It makes me very afraid." (SOUNDBITE) (German) WOLFGANG SIESING, PASSER-BY, SAYING: "As far as foreign policy goes it will be a hard time for America. Domestically, I don't know. The country is completely torn apart. And I don't know how someone who has already burned so many bridges in foreign policy can make amends. How he will face state leaders and foreign ministers who will eventually have to greet him with honours. That will be a tricky situation, for him as well. I don't how things will be domestically. The country is now broken!" PEOPLE COMING OUT OF UNDERGROUND BERLIN TV TOWER
- Embargoed: 24th November 2016 08:15
- Keywords: U.S. elections Germany reactions Donald Trump
- Location: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- City: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
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- Story Text: Berlin residents reacted with dismay on Wednesday (November 9) to the news that Republican Donald Trump had won the White House.
With France's far-right Marine Le Pen and Russia among the first to congratulate Trump, Berlin residents were worried about an anti-immigration trend spreading in Europe.
"It is reflecting a feeling which seems to be not only in the U.S. but also in the UK, perhaps also in Germany. Should we panic? Maybe not too much. I think we should listen to the message that comes from it and respect the message that comes from it and work to make things better for everybody," Jo Critchley told Reuters TV.
"It's similar to Brexit and now it will be interesting to see what happens in Europe, with the AfD and (Marine) Le Pen: there are similar dynamics happening there," Hosang Christoph added.
"It makes me feel very afraid because I think that all the values that we have worked to achieve since the end of the war - mediated by the Americans - are now reversed! It is very alarming. This means that the feeling in Europe: people here are now unsure of things, they are afraid of a flood of immigrants etc., it is exactly what they have in America this feeling towards immigrants. It makes me very afraid," Rita Reibold said.
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favoured Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.
A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to win the White House race against Clinton, the Democratic candidate whose gold-plated establishment resume includes stints as a first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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