The world reacts to Trump’s victory with shock, scorn and mockery.
NBC News reports that front pages of newspapers from around the world reflect “disbelief, horror and downright mockery” at Donald Trump’s victory, that if Thursday’s papers are a “barometer of public opinion then America’s president elect has bridges to build.”
Reaction across Europe varied with France’s Liberation simply stating “American Psycho.”
A la une de Libé demain : American Psycho https://t.co/lrnuoCHq7b pic.twitter.com/4jExZuqqRr
— Libération (@libe) November 9, 2016
Le Figaro, also of France, summed up the election with their simple headline: “Hurricane.”
"L'ouragan". La une de @Le_Figaro #TrumpPresident pic.twitter.com/p7ruHSXLHN
— Alexis Brézet (@abrezet) November 9, 2016
British current affairs and politics newspaper, New Statesman, was headlined “The Trump apocalypse” and subtitled: “How his populist revolt threatens the world order.”
NEW STATESMAN: The Trump Apocalypse #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/uBL8MOiMtF
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 9, 2016
British newspaper The Daily Mirror showed the Statue of Liberty weeping with the headline: “It’s President Trump… What have they done?”
MIRROR:What have they done? #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/8RnVxh3wHe
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) November 9, 2016
German newspaper BZ was headlined: “The Night the West Died.”
Some German newspaper front pages about Trump's victory, starting with BZ: "The night the West died" pic.twitter.com/E4cmZWDc8f
— Frank Jordans (@wirereporter) November 10, 2016
And the headline of Germany’s Die Welt read: “The World is Upside Down.”
¡ʇlǝʍ ǝʇɹɥǝʞɹǝʌ pic.twitter.com/tQl6lgsj3D
— WELT (@welt) November 9, 2016
The New Zealand Herald was headlined: “Dear America… No You Can’t!”
Three articles were also featured on the cover: “Clinton is not without flaws, but they are eclipsed by the baleful shadow which Donald Trump has cast,” “A test of our time,” and “A day of chaos looms.”
The @nzherald front page today with a special message for America. Join the #electionday live blog: https://t.co/3AwqmdSSvn pic.twitter.com/5ZPFkQAsfC
— nzherald (@nzherald) November 8, 2016
The Philippine Star was headlined: “OMG It’s Trump.”
Today's FRONT PAGE, Thursday, November 10, 2016.
Read more: https://t.co/4vBOZk1F5o pic.twitter.com/m9ZRr92O1Y
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) November 9, 2016
Back in North America, Canada’s Le Journal de Quebec simply stated: “Oh my God!”
La UNE de votre Journal, édition du 9 novembre 2016 pic.twitter.com/ATSAuXX1F5
— Le Journal de Québec (@JdeQuebec) November 9, 2016
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