In the U.S., there are many different, and often conflicting, ideas and beliefs about what constitutes moral legitimacy in governing.  The Civil War, the suffrage movement, and the civil rights movement taught us that.  And the election of Mr. Trump is one more example.  For Trump supporters, his election and his presidency already have moral legitimacy.  For them, all he has to do, once in office, is keep the moral legitimacy he already has earned.

Those of us with a different understanding of moral legitimacy in governing may not like it, but it is what it is.  Our job is to make sure that our competing understanding of moral legitimacy in governing is heard, seen, and acted on whenever and wherever possible.  This has already begun with such activities as the Women's March and the Sanctuary Movement.