Five-year-old Muslim girl bursts into tears after hearing of Trump's win

YouTuber Adam Saleh's video was retweeted more than 5,500 times overnight

A man has shared a video of a five-year-old Muslim girl crying at the news Donald Trump was defeating Hillary Clinton to become the next president of the United States.



YouTuber Adam Saleh, 23, tweeted the video of his niece Reema late on Tuesday night in the United States, as Trump first pulled into the lead. Overnight his post was retweeted more than 5,500 times.

At the start of the election clip, Reema can be heard telling her uncle, "I'm voting for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders." As the results roll in, she starts to cry uncontrollably, at one point burying her head in the sofa. She only calms down when Saleh assures her that Trump has not won yet.

Thousands of Twitter users expressed sympathy with Reema, while other Muslims shared proud and defiant messages on the social media site.

I'm a MUSLIM AMERICAN and I am terrified to my core. I'm scared 4 my family 4 my country 4 my friends. Please please stay safe.

— Pej Vahdat (@pejvahdat) November 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/mujghannn/status/796221782348865536

As an Arab Muslim living in America, I am incredibly scared for not only my people, but for minorities eveywhere.

— . (@H00PINATI) November 9, 2016

 

https://twitter.com/ahasnoor/status/796215050264576000

We refuse to be the victim and refuse to capitulate to conditions that allowed a white supremacist to assume the highest office in the land.

— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) November 9, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump proposed a Muslim ban after the Paris attacks in December which caused outrage and fear among the Muslim population. “Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” he had said in a statement.

Later; however, he backtracked slightly, saying during the second presidential debate, “The Muslim ban is something that in some form has morphed into extreme vetting from certain areas of the world." But that did not help comfort Muslim Americans who have expressed their fears on Twitter.

Many believe Trump’s presidency will spread more hatred and racism. Trump has also previously said Mexicans are rapists and has suggested building a wall to keep them out.

Here's the full video:


 

This article originally appeared on Independent.