People can’t help but cry over this non-binary student’s question to Donald Trump

The presidential election is right around the corner, and as most news networks tend to do at this time, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle interviewed college students to ask who they were voting for and why.

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Her conversation with a Rutgers University student who identifies as nonbinary went viral on TikTok, with nearly 15 million views.

“If you asked Vice President Harris a question, what would it be?” she asked.

The student responded: “I think I would ask her, ‘How soon do you think we can pass the Equality Act?'”

Ruhle then asked the same student, “What about Donald Trump?” The student replied: “I would ask him: “Do you see me as a person?”

“Oh.” Roulet responded. There was silence and she appeared to be holding back tears before whispering to the student, “I’m so sorry.”

Comments on the post were incredibly supportive of the student. This person said, “No one deserves to feel like this, no matter who it is, you are much more than human.”

This person confirmed that the student is “beautiful, worthy, needed, someone’s child, friend, colleague, leader, and you are LOVED!!”

Many people noted the stark contrast between the students’ questions about the two candidates. One person said: “The fact that these issues are so far apart tells you exactly who you’re voting for.”

And finally, this person identified with the facilitator’s emotional reaction to the student’s answer. “It shows how many of us feel… like we’re being punched in the gut and there’s nothing we can do about it other than apologize for why it’s happening.”

What do you think of the student’s answer? Let us know in the comments.