Ireland Reacts To News Of A Donald Trump Presidency On Twitter

It’s been a tightly-fought race, but Donald Trump has edged out Hillary Clinton in the polls claiming 266 electoral college votes to Hillary’s 218 and winning the election.

Thousands of people in Ireland have taken to Twitter to react to an impending Donald Trump presidency.

Here are some of their tweets…

Can’t stop shaking my head.

— Louise McSharry (@louisemcsharry) November 9, 2016

@TheLastLeg #isitok to start thinking that I’m living between idiots? #ElectionNight #Brexit pic.twitter.com/Gfm6bB7fvA

— That O’Riordan Lad (@thatoriordanlad) November 9, 2016

Donald Trump is planning on painting and renaming the white house to The Trump House. #USElection2016 #Trump #PresidentTrump #JohnOliver pic.twitter.com/b590GsUe1m

— Stephen Douglas (@thedouglasfella) November 9, 2016

Well done America you’ve just elected a man who’s openly racist, degrades women, and wants to build a wall around Mexico. Hitler-esque

— Kate Green (@kategreen94) November 9, 2016

Mood. pic.twitter.com/pZJHxkGO4x

— Shaun O’Boyle (@shaunoboyle) November 9, 2016

I’m actually crying I’m that heartbroken seeing some of these tweets about the election. I can’t.

— MK Hickey (@emmkayh) November 9, 2016

Further proof that David Bowie was holding the fabric of the universe together

— Gav (@miracleofsound) November 9, 2016

all non-racist, non-sexist, & non-homophobe americans are invited to my house for a four year long sleepover

— jenni (@Jenn1Monahan) November 9, 2016

It’s funny until it’s true ? https://t.co/qnlWxR5ebH

— MakeUpMonster (@makeupmonster_) November 9, 2016

The message America is sending is that literally anyone is better than a woman. Literally anyone.No experience needed, even racists accepted

— Clare Cullen Clisare (@Clisare) November 9, 2016

Suppose I should finally get up and start the day, albeit feeling extremely disillusioned and disheartened. pic.twitter.com/V2KG5xn9Jf

— Niamh Devereux (@_niamhdev_) November 9, 2016

So, when I told my girls that Trump won the response was “What? The crazy man with the crazy candle wax hair?” What could I say but yes!

— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) November 9, 2016

A sad, sad day, for America and the world. pic.twitter.com/zTHOgyzhsr

— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) November 9, 2016

What a scary time to be alive #trump

— Vogue Williams (@VogueWilliams) November 9, 2016

If ever we needed proof: of patriarchy, of rape culture, of the fact that both men AND women think women don’t matter all that much. #Trump

— Rosemary Mac Cabe (@RosemaryMacCabe) November 9, 2016

I felt so hopeful. So optimistic.

My god, today feels very different….

— Louise O’ Neill (@oneilllo) November 9, 2016

Given there’s multiple outstanding accusations of sexual assault&taped admission of predatory behaviour will @realDonaldTrump be questioned?

— Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermo) November 9, 2016

Nothing like crying on your way to work because you no longer recognise the country you grew up in after #ElectionNight

— Caitlin McBride (@mcbride_caitlin) November 9, 2016

No but seriously: pic.twitter.com/wV6IlYufsy

— Leanne Woodfull (@LeanneWoodfull) November 9, 2016

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— Daniella Moyles (@daniellamoyles) November 9, 2016

Who needs a pint?? #USElections #begrand

— Jennifer Zamparelli (@JenniferMaguire) November 9, 2016

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