Following Donald Trump’s surprise victory of Hillary Clinton on Election Day, California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon released a joint statement Wednesday on behalf of the state’s elected officials. The statement denounced Trump’s ideals and loudly declared that the state of California does not plan to follow in step with Trump’s rhetoric. While many politicians have wished the self-proclaimed businessman the best with his presidency, California officials pulled no punches, and were firm on where the state’s morals rested.
The statement began on a dark note: “Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land” the statement began, “because yesterday Americans expressed their views on a pluralistic and democratic society that are clearly inconsistent with the values of the people of California.”