After the world endured the late-night polls, reactions to the news Donald Trump would win the presidency were not taken lightly. People were changing their profile pictures to a solid black image in protest, and hashtags like #ImStillWithHer, #MorningAfter, #NotMyPresident and #PresidentElectTrump served as a hub for opinionated tweets and countless memes.
Timelines on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were flooded with posts related to Trump’s win. Whether for or against Trump, people expressed their feelings towards the outcome with memes when words were hard to put together.
People waking up this morning.#NotMyPresident #HesNotMyPresident pic.twitter.com/4uCpjzgAlF
— Everything Bellarke (@LifeIsBellarke) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/damnidunno/status/796237062626246656
HELLO DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND. #NotMyPresident pic.twitter.com/WuXXhJGYZO
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/FunfettiSugg_/status/796409316085497856
https://twitter.com/hyp3rfr3ak/status/796412085567684609
google knows what's up. donald trump who? #NotMyPresident pic.twitter.com/KNcVhBEc3R
— mama madz. (@maddiewelborn) November 9, 2016
@ anyone who supports trump #PresidentTrump#NotMyPresident#twitterblackout pic.twitter.com/3m4jWhR3uR
— wing ridden angel ❦ (@numblulu) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/THESOPHlETURNER/status/796378754767552512
https://twitter.com/smhstans/status/796318739314704386
https://twitter.com/James_J_Gordon/status/796196374509486080
https://twitter.com/stransgwolf/status/796270390351949824
https://twitter.com/TheFunnyTeens/status/796218613749399552
People from other countries had a few words to say as well.
Trump won dear! pic.twitter.com/4r9D3IfHmo
— Paulette Pochat (@paulettepochat7) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Peachy_Jin/status/796261083401121792
#trump #2016 #brexit #welose #fuckus illustration by @zhion pic.twitter.com/O7IPm4QutD
— David (@dmlsimons) November 9, 2016
Cartoon on #ElectionNight #Trump #TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/BJ7EltxrcI
— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) November 9, 2016
Others took pride in the election results.
First order of business: Pardon Pepe the Frog pic.twitter.com/iMDfqgCc2r
— AGR (@AGRcactus) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/hrtablaze/status/796370630606077952
https://twitter.com/StopStopHillary/status/796402776867749889
……And Our Country Lived Happily Ever After. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #PepeTheFrog #Vets pic.twitter.com/fUBdrPqWhh
— TN Spud (@Tnspud1) November 4, 2016
Despite the outcome of the election, one thing stands true about the last eight years of the Obama administration.
https://twitter.com/RossO_Brien/status/796409166625730560
Here’s hoping times will get better and the memes of devastation will lessen.