When Obama Was Elected President Vs. When Trump Was Elected President

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What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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A cross was burned at the home of New Jersey Obama supporters because they had a "Congratulations, Obama" banner in their front yard.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

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A bathroom door was defaced with racist graffiti in Minnesota.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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A school bus with second- and third-graders on it chanted, "Assassinate Obama."

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

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A Muslim woman was told her "time's up" on the New York City subway.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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Four North Carolina State students wrote "Black House" and "Shoot Obama" in a "free expression tunnel."

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

Philip Lewis @Phil_Lewis_

Middle school students in Royal Oak, Michigan chanting "Build The Wall!"

02:55 PM - 10 Nov 2016

During lunch, Michigan middle school students started chanting, "Build the wall."

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

abc.net.au

A convenience store held a contest where for $1, you could guess when Obama would be attacked while he was in office.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

Jordan Roth @Baby_Jay1221

This baby doll was found in a freshman elevator last night at Canisius. I don't care who you are or what your belie… https://t.co/h3Ns1NNqAq

08:51 PM - 09 Nov 2016

A black baby doll was found tied up in a Canisius College elevator.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

seattletimes.com

A sign was put on a tree in Vay, Idaho, for Obama's "public hanging."

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

Brian Quinn @brianqwdr

Trump has spoken about "Making America great again," but someone else had a different message recently in Wellsvill… https://t.co/jqKKi3MYg6

06:38 PM - 09 Nov 2016

A sign was defaced in Wellsville, New York, to say "Make America white again."

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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A black teen was jumped by four white men when he was walking home. They beat him with a baseball bat while shouting, "Obama."

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

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A police officer went to an anti-Trump protest with a Confederate flag flying from the back of his car.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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Black figures were hung from trees in Mount Desert Island, Maine, the day after Obama was elected president.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

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An Episcopal church's sign in Spanish was defaced in Silver Spring, Maryland.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

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People spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on homes that had Obama bumper stickers or signs in Los Angeles.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

sam ☕ @samlichtenstein

We woke up to this on our door, in a dorm at @TheNewSchool, where 3 Jewish women live. @ShaunKing @deray… https://t.co/whXuZLFU1l

04:06 PM - 12 Nov 2016

A student at the New School in New York City woke up to a swastika on her dorm room door.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

cbsnews.com

A rope resembling a noose was hung outside a Baylor University building after Obama was elected.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

Derrick Lewis @DerrickQLewis

Someone spray painted "Black lives don't matter and neither does your votes" on a wall in Durham overnight.

08:27 PM - 09 Nov 2016

Someone spray-painted a wall with "black lives don't matter and neither does your votes" in Durham, North Carolina.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

blog.al.com

A professor at the University of Alabama hung a Obama poster on her door after he was elected president. The poster was defaced with racial slurs and a death threat against Obama.

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

Philly.com @phillydotcom

PhillyClout: "Sieg Heil," swastikas, racist Trump graffiti appear in South Philly. https://t.co/jaqfCqRz6W

07:10 PM - 09 Nov 2016

A storefront was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti in South Philadelphia.

What happened when Obama was elected president in 2008:

usatoday30.usatoday.com

What happened when Trump was elected president in 2016:

buzzfeed.com