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People Can’t Help But Cry Over This Non-Binary Student’s Question For Donald Trump

Updated: 01-11-2024, 06.44 PM

The presidential election is right around the corner so as most news networks tend to do around this time, MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle interviewed college students to ask who they’re voting for and why.

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Her exchange with a Rutgers University student who identifies as non-binary has gone viral on TikTok with nearly 15 million views.

Stephanie Ruhle interviews studentsStephanie Ruhle interviews students

“If you were to ask Vice President Harris a question, what would it be?” she asked.

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The student replied, “I think I would ask her, ‘How soon do you think we can get the Equality Act passed?'”

The Equality Act is a bill that would include sex, sexual orientation, and gender as categories that are protected against discrimination or segregation by federal law.The Equality Act is a bill that would include sex, sexual orientation, and gender as categories that are protected against discrimination or segregation by federal law.

Ruhle then asked the same student, “How about Donald Trump?” The student replied, “I would ask him, ‘Do you see me as a human?'”

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“Oh.” Ruhle responded. There was silence as she seemed to fight back tears before whispering to the student, “I’m sorry.”

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The comments on the post were incredibly supportive of the student. This person said, “no one deserves to feel like that no matter who it is, you are so much more than human.”

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This person validated that the student is, “beautiful, worthy, needed, someone’s child, friend, co-worker, leader, and you’re LOVED!!”

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Many people pointed out the stark contrast between the student’s questions for the two candidates. One person said, “The fact that those questions are so far from each other tells you exactly who you voting for.”

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And finally, this person identified with the anchor’s emotional reaction to the student’s answer. “it shows how many of us feel. like we are getting punched in the gut, and can do nothing about it but apologize that it’s happening.”

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What do you think about the student’s response? Let us know in the comments.

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