Judge John Primomo gave a group of newly minted Americans a lecture on the office of president and the respect it deserves whether that president was your choice or not.

“I can assure you that whether you voted for him or you did not vote for him, if you are a citizen of the United States, he is your president.  He will be your president and if you do not like that, you need to go to another country.”

The judge went on to criticize the protesters who sit for the national anthem and who desecrate the American flag.

“I detest that, because you can protest things that happen in this country; you have every right to.  You don’t do that by offending national symbols like the national anthem and the flag of the United States.”

Some of the new citizens commented on what America means to them:

“The essence of Americans is that you have the right to vote and choose [who] to represent you,” said Rafael Guerra, a new American born in Mexico.

In an election where women played such a pivotal role, Indian immigrant and new American Vharati Dharwadkar said that women have it better in the U.S. than in her native India.

“The freedom and the importance that ladies get in this country is independence,” Dharwadkar said. “She can freely say whatever she has to say. I feel free in this country compared to my country.”

Iraqi native Mohammed Al Farradh said that America is still is a beacon of hope for many.

“It is exciting to be an American. I believe that America is bigger than whoever is in office,” Farradh said.

For the record, the judge did not vote for Trump.