SWFL reacts to Trump’s election with surprise, hopefulness

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Southwest Floridians on both sides of the aisle expressed shock after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election.

Florida Gulf Coast University sophomore Shawn Chirico proudly wore his Trump hat around campus Wednesday, but he admits he didn’t think this day would come.

“Before I didn’t know there was that many Trump supporters in this country,” Chirico said. “The silent majority just woke up and finally said ‘enough.'”

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