After President Trump’s first week in office, many Americans have been left unhappy. Even some devout Trump supporters are beginning to have their doubts; the past seven days have proved that years worth of work can be undone by just one person.

Trump’s most recent executive order to ban citizens of seven countries and suspend the US refugee program has shocked many around the world. Protests are becoming larger and voices are becoming louder, but the 45th president just continues to fire back on his public Twitter account.

The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of free speech, allowing anyone to voice any opinion they may have. However, nothing can be done to change the results of the presidential election.

Protesting against the man himself is a constitutional right, but some have taken it too far. The harbored anger for Trump is causing people to automatically disagree with anything he does, and even causing them to expect his failure. It is acceptable to be unhappy with the president, it is unacceptable to hope that he fails.

Hoping for the defeat of Trump is hoping for the defeat of the nation. It is wholly un-American to wish for the next four years to be filled with hatred and sadness just for the ability to say, “I told you so”.

We must continue to protest until we are heard, but we must also stay hopeful and go forward as optimists. The nation becomes weaker upon division, it is important to function as one unit.

We may be scared right now, but we have to come together and believe that things will get better and we will come out of this stronger as a country.