CAPE TOWN – Yesterday’s shock announcement that businessman and reality star Donald Trump will become the 45th US President, the fallout spilled on social media with clear divisions between Trump and Clinton supporters.
Some took a swipe at Hillary Clinton and her supporters:
#TrumpProtest crucifying @realDonaldTrump saying #NotMyPresident are #traitors Theyd rather have criminal who puts our nat’l security @ risk
— Causal Nexus (@CausalNexus) November 10, 2016
#TrumpProtest So. . . you’re mad that WI,MI, and PA went surprisingly for Donald Trump. . . and you’re rioting in Cali and New York? pic.twitter.com/gilcg9FAnv
— Andrew Northcutt (@Big_A_North) November 10, 2016
…others wondered what Trump supporters could be thinking:
#TrumpProtest Q: isn’t Democracy about ‘will of the people’? Didn’t even Dem states like PA, MI, WI vote for him? A: You racist, sexist..
— Shyam (@__Shyam___) November 10, 2016
The past two Republican presidents have been elected despite losing the popular vote. Trump was right, rigged! #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/JbAyFeH1qM
— Douglas Drumpf (@Doug8736) November 10, 2016
…and expressed their anger at Trump being the next US President-elect:
@omar_quraishi LOL ?? #TrumpProtest #Election2016 #Israel #PresidentElectTrump #DonaldTrump #BREAKING #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/f0qaYyH1nJ
— Mohammad Ali Khan (@AliKhan9107) November 10, 2016
#TrumpProtest? Lets call it what it is really. #RiotsAgainstTrump
— Markov (@TheXenoMarkov) November 10, 2016
To all the Pro-Trumps in the #TrumpProtest tag…popular vote says Hillary won. Says something about how well our system works, perhaps.
— Brianna Tyer (@Markition) November 10, 2016
Can the @SecretService look into the people threatening assassination attempts on Trump please #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/pM9fH4YZjv
— TrightTV (@Tright_01) November 10, 2016
A few wanted to pass the day by joining the #TrumpProtests:
Let’s skip school so we can protest a fair and democratic election #TrumpProtest https://t.co/CqdfPztwVM
— Swanson (@saswans) November 10, 2016
While others predicted could be a better president other than Trump, of course:
Michelle Obama should run for president #TrumpProtest @BarackObama @Zendaya @TherealTaraji please spread the word get this trending pic.twitter.com/VpZDqm48wT
— ZackGoffe (@zacharygoffe) November 10, 2016
