During an extensive discussion regarding his feelings about the president-elect's triumph, Popovich opined that regardless of political orientation, the nation's decision to elect a candidate who embraced such divisive dialogue was discouraging to him.
"Not basically because the Republicans won or anything, but the disgusting tenure and tone and all the comments that have been xenophobic, homophobic, racist, misogynistic," he said, per Pounding The Rock's Chris Itz. "And I live in that country where half the people ignored all of that to elect someone. That's the scariest part for me."
Popovich added that he was disappointed the country elected Trump after he openly mocked a disabled reporter and tried to discredit President Barack Obama on the campaign trail:
I mean, come on, that's what a seventh/eighth-grade bully does. And he was elected President of the United Stat ...
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