Trump's US: Women's emotions range from anger to relief
Politics,Donald Trump,Women,Young People,Women's Issues,2024 Presidential Election,Abortion
These American women couldn't be further apart in their viewpoints: Mia Akins is a student involved in the anti-abortion movement in Florida.
Molly, a mother from California who prefers not to publish her full name, flew across the country to Washington to express her frustration after the election.
Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election has triggered strong emotions among women in the US.
"I'm definitely happy that Trump won, but even more so that Harris and Walz didn't win," Mia Akins, a third-year student at Florida International University in Miami and co-founder of the Students for Life of America (SFLA) group at her university, told DW.
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