Mayor Justin Elicker issued the following statement Wednesday morning in response to Donald Trump being reelected president.While New Haveners made a different choice, Donald Trump is now our president-elect.These results are disappointing, and I believe a true setback for our country on its long and winding road towards a more perfect union. However, just like when Donald Trump was president before, we will once again come together as a city to stand up for what is right and just.We will be a place of inclusion and belonging for all. We will protect the rights and freedoms of our residents. We will make decisions based on data and science. We will extend compassion to those in need and support the most vulnerable among us. We will advance our shared values of creating a more equitable and just society for all.While the task has now gotten harder, we are not going back. We didn’t the first time Donald Trump was president – and we’re not going back this time either.We are going forward. We will journey through this together and we will continue to work together to ensure New Haven is a city where all are welcome and where all can thrive.