Dual citizens with ties to N.L. voted in the U.S. election reveal how they're feeling
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Two dual-citizen Americans with ties to Newfoundland and Labrador say they want to see how the United States moves forward under a second-term by President-elect Donald Trump.
Eddie Eastman, born and raised in Terra Nova, N.L., but now living in the U.S., recently became a dual citizen and voted in a presidential election for the first time on Tuesday, casting his vote for Trump.
He told CBC News he favoured Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris, and preferred his policies on the economy, immigration and what he called other "common sense" ideas Trump brings to the table.
"I couldn't vote for [Harris] … I just don't agree with her policies. And basically she just got dropped in into the race without any vetting or anything," Eastman told CBC News from Mount Juliet, Tenn.
"My wife and I had to go through hell and back to immigrate to the United States. We had to have a certain amount of money before we came in, all this stuff. Now, they're just walking in. It makes no sense whatsoever."
Trump was projected president-elect in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Though he wasn't awake to watch it, Eastman said Trump winning the state of Pennsylvania served as the tipping point in the race.
He and his wife were happy to vote for the first time, saying he's looking forward to seeing regulatory pressures taken off small businesses and oil drilling, and making sure those who enter the United States do so legally.
"I felt great. Felt uplifted. I had so many texts come in from other people in Canada, and they were all excited," he said. "I'm sure that people are not excited, too, but you know, for the most part I think it's going to work out really well."
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"I just felt really demoralized, really. And I just thought 'God, how could that happen?' I really had a lot of hope. I think a lot of people did, that there'd be a difference and that [Harris] would be the president," she said.
A dual citizen due to her father being a U.S. Marine, Stinson Howells filed her absentee vote for Harris in North Carolina — the last place in America her family lived. Trump won that state after President Joe Biden won there in 2020.
She voted for Harris because of her policies that would protect women's rights, and sees the Democratic candidate as an inspiration.
"Her message of hope and joy was one that I think so many of us really hung on to, and really thought would precipitate a lot of change." Stinson Howells said.
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