What has been the response to Trump’s presidency? We round up the best Tweets from around the world…
American activist and political pundit Danielle Moodie-Mills labelled it “hatred on a level that we have not seen since Jim Crow
"I have nothing left to lose so I will say it: This is white supremacy's last stand." This clip sums up #ElectionNight. pic.twitter.com/W5wXlcMRdl
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) November 9, 2016
Taiwan took it pretty well
TomoNews declares US presidential election for @RealDonaldTrump. Congratulations President Elect Donald Trump. Love, Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/NycUfPUiYk
— TomoNews US (@TomoNewsUS) November 9, 2016
Australia, however, did not
A message for America! #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/mcZ5Z9aTL6
— Chris Chamberlin (@popculturechris) November 9, 2016
And spare a thought for the people on planes who had no idea what was going on
Tfw your plane lands in New Zealand and you discover that the world stopped making sense mid-flight #Election2016 pic.twitter.com/VzkUg82ji2
— Lucy Thomas OAM 🌈 (@lucylockit_) November 9, 2016
So far, Germany aren’t fans
Germans wake up to #ElectionNight results and Alptraum (nightmare) is trending on Twitter.
— Carlo Angerer (@carloangerer) November 9, 2016
In London, journalist Owen Jones warned that the fear and frustration should be used to revolutionise left-wing politics
https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/796274166488059904
But Beijing remains pretty divided
And the best of the rest…
Wow the @realDonaldTrump did it .Unbelievable, he worked the media and targeted the dispondant voter. Its going to be a interesting 4 years
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) November 9, 2016
Ctrl + Alt + Delete
— Kezia Dugdale (@kezdugdale) November 9, 2016
I feel sorry for Michelle Obama. Now she has to write Melania Trump's victory speech. #ElectionNight
— Craig Reucassel (@craigreucassel) November 9, 2016
Orange is the new black pic.twitter.com/LVukQfrGn6
— Amol Rajan (@amolrajan) November 9, 2016
We stand together. We stick up for the vulnerable. We challenge bigots. We don't let hate speech become normalised. We hold the line. https://t.co/ro9AkRSc9Q
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016
someone get Gina Miller on the phone IMMEDIATELY #ElectionNight
— Rick Edwards (@rickedwards1) November 9, 2016
Dear Muslim, Mexican, immigrant, refugee, handicapped, black, gay, female humans beings, & also dear Earth…you are not forgotten. Promise
— Connie Britton (@conniebritton) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Brittanysnow/status/796186860045205504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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