AMERICANS apparently seeking to escape a Donald Trump presidency last week caused a 160 percent surge in online searches for terms like “move overseas” and “expats overseas,” according to expat information website InternationalLiving.com.

The website pointed out that numbers of American citizens, most of them retirees, emigrating to other countries in search of lower living costs, more affordable healthcare, and warmer climates has been growing steadily for a number of years, but that the bitter election campaign and its outcome seemed to have increased interest in the trend.

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