Dear Mr. Donald J. Trump,

I was one of approximately 75.9 million Americans who cast a vote that did not carry your name this past November. Of course, I was not a part of your demographic for this election since I am a college-aged caucasian female from suburban Chicago, a vote destined to vote Clinton no matter what tactic was thrown at it. However, come January 20th, I will be one of over 300 million Americans who will become your clientele, and therefore I have a couple of terms for you in order to make this arrangement satisfactory for all of us.

For some background, I've always had a semblance of an interest in business due to your long running show, The Apprentice. I distinctly remember turning on the bulky, pre-flat screen TV in my parent's bedroom to watch contestants deal with challenges and watch meticulous deliberation as to what went wrong in a failed challenge. My appreciation for the show even brought me as an 8 year old to purchase a book of "Apprentice Mad-libs" at my elementary school's scholastic book fair that bore your picture at the front while others were reading Geronimo Stintson and Flat Stanley. What can I say, I was hooked.

As I and the show both grew older, the fascination for business stuck. I continued to watch the series into its later "Celebrity" seasons, I even gained such an appreciation for Joan Rivers during this that I drew her for an art project. As your seasons with the show came to an end, I still kept key concepts such as branding, determining an audience, and overall team communication in mind. As these traits lead to successful achievements on projects all over the board, I cannot help but think your show had an impact on this, and for that, I must thank you.

As a political candidate, however, I could not help but be shocked and appalled by your comments and positions. The thought of a wall ever being built between Mexico and the United States bothered me as I went to a high school with a population of students that was over 40% Hispanic, which had to hold a public forum to console children and parents reeling over your election. The choice of a running mate who openly supported gay conversion therapy stung as I saw tears silently run down the faces of my LGBTQ college classmates at a steady rate November 9th. The talk of a Muslim registry, a religion that worships the exact same god as you, me, and any other Christian or Jewish denomination, takes any argument of the right to religious freedom protected in the first amendment out of contention. And now, to see you constantly "throwing shade" (as my generation would call it) on social media as we are constantly reminded to scrub ours lest some future employers see it and choose not to hire us makes me wonder why your freedom of speech is somehow more important than ours.

Since you have yet to enforce any policy, I cannot have any substantive opinion on your policies yet. Therefore, I would like to propose these suggestions in order to make your time as president beneficial to the entirety of your clientele, the American public.

1. Always act with a sense of love and understanding. From what I can see, whenever you meet face-to-face with an individual, you are able to strike some sort of accord and connection. Since you will never be able to meet with every single American, please automatically assume this accord and understanding. We want to work with you, so please respect and work with us.
2. Understand that they are concrete reasons as to why many Americans are upset with you. Understand why your cabinet picks enraged so many Americans. Understand why so many people are not looking forward to January 20th. Take this as an extra incentive to please these citizens and prove them wrong.
3. Do not neglect those who voted for you. What they want is a clear, clean break from the inefficiency of federal politics and they see you as a beacon of hope to fix this. Do not get tangled in the same corruption you and so many others spoke out against.
4. Never forget your presence as the Brand Ambassador of sorts for the United States. When you speak, you in part speak for me and every other American citizen. Think if we would collectively agree with your message, and if we don't, you better have a convincing argument as to why we should.
5. The policies of the United States are not intended to be a show, please do not make them one.

With that, my current terms of agreement are now written out. I sincerely hope you accept these and will work to represent me and my fellow Americans sufficiently for the next four years. Hopefully it will be a pleasure working with you.

Sincerely,

Angela M. Peterson