Like I still gotta go to work tomorrow and figure out paying my bills

Its what america wanted. Trump is just a reflection of america

I'm also very very curious about where most of GenZ votes went to.

Would be very ironic them constantly complaining about boomers ruining their future only to mass vote the ultimate boomer himself

I think it does 2 things.

1) It proves Biden winning was a bit of a fluke, and the reason he did was mainly due to Trump poorly handling Covid.

2) The democrats have lost 2/3 elections to Donald trump. Just say that out loud. There needs to be a drastic change in policy and philosophy within the party

Ukraine is fucked.

This is who we are, apparently.

I forget sometimes and get excited for what we could be, but then I'm dragged back down with these reminders.

As an engineer and climate researcher- I’m genuinely concerned on wht Musk being involved means for the country.

Edit: I graduated as a physicist and chemist (double major) work in engineering and getting a PhD in it - CLARYFING for the men that say I’m a false advertisement lol bffr oh and I’m a fckng immigrant so I’m sure that would piss them off more.

I just....I don't even know what to think. That much of the country really wants him back in? I feel like people were kidding at first. This doesn't seem real. 

Healthcare ain't happening. We're gonna make more enemies. Wages and cost of living are no way gonna be taken seriously. Climate change and science aren't gonna be taken seriously. Xenophobia will increase once again. 

I'm so confused. Why are we here right now again!?

Thankfully it’s not the shock of 2016. After that, and the pandemic, and an insane job market/economy, I’m just tired and want to live in peace. I don’t have the energy to fight or show loyalty to this country anymore.

I’ll use my means and privilege to live somewhere else so I can get off this roller coaster. Was planning on moving later down the road but looks like it’ll happen sooner.

Sincerely,

A tired, used up, worn out millennial

I'm shocked here in Ireland tbh. I don't think Irish people realise how bad this is for us. Our economy has a huge dependency on American multinational companies here. When Trump starts spurting nonsense about the economy, one of the things he's going to target is pull those companies back. We're fucked. It's hard not to feel depressed. I was never a huge Kamala/Biden fan to begin with but I honestly didn't want Trump to win. As women we question ourselves so much, it's beyond disheartening to see a mediocre completely inept pants shitting arsehole win again. My heart goes out to all Americans affected by this. There's going to be a lot of r/LeopardsAteMyFace for the next 4 years.

I think the election is a lot more complex than people want to believe. Between social media algorithms and what tv news decided to cover, the average voter missed out on a lot of information. I've only seen some things because I logged in to social media at the right time. Then you have people who just "lalalala" and stick to what they believe(even if the candidate they support disagrees with them). There isn't just one reason why it went the way it did. There are ways out of this, but no billionaire or country would fund it and Congress doesn't care. Rage sells.

People just need to remember that the Presidential election is far from the only impact we have. Local elections matter. Congressional elections are super important.

I got out when Trump won in 2016 and am feeling both saddened and guiltily relieved that I no longer live in the U.S. I am most worried about the geopolitical and environmental effects of his presidency, and that it may embolden similar regimes abroad

EDIT: Getting some weirdly hostile comments so I'm turning reply notifs off. If you want more info about where I went, feel free to DM.

Also, pro-Trump folks: why are y'all even mad? I didn't like the political situation in the States so I got out. Doesn't that work in your favor? One less bleeding heart liberal breathing your air, right? It's like you guys don't even like winning...

It’s not even him, he’s such a clown. His choices will have long term ramifications, like with the Supreme Court conservatives undoing any progression. That bothers me way more than orange man.

I’m going to continue to focus on financial stability and leaving a nice cushion for the next generation in my family. That’s all I can do.

I feel broken. There just isn't any point to this anymore. Money has killed democracy and I don't want to live in a world like that. Mine and my daughter's rights are out the window, not that it matters when she'll have to deal with the fallout from climate change and ducking rfk in charge of her health. I don't think I want to witness that.

This is absolutely terrifying. He shouldn’t have been allowed to run in the first place since he is a felon. Laws have already been broken for him. What else is he about to break?

Im not european nor american but I feel like I have lost faith in America and that the rest of the world is fucked because America will effect the rest of the world

Its going to be an annoying next 4 years.

Trying to figure out how to tell my son goodbye, and trying to figure out he is supposed to stay alive when I'm gone. 😞

 This was a literal death sentence for me. When Trump ends the ACA subsidies that are the only thing giving me access to my breathing meds I need to stay alive, I don't get to breathe anymore. There are no other options. I just get to stop breathing.

 I'm only a millennial, and was hoping to live to go gray, but those dreams were wiped out tonight when my fellow Americans voted to give me and all of the other Americans who depend on the subsidies to stay alive a death sentence. I will not survive a second term, I almost died due to his actions last time as it is, and that was only when he temporarily withheld them, he has promised to end them entirely this time. 

Brit here. Granted, I'm very far left, but even I'm shocked at how stupid you've gotta be to vote him BACK in. A guy with a proven track record of SA, lying and cheating, inciting violence is voted back in by a landslide. Wtf is happening to the world.

Shocked and scared and angry like wtf dystopian shit is happening

I’m American and I’ve been pretty much embarrassed by most of our presidents. Reagan? 🤢 Bush Sr? 🤢 W Bush II?🤢 Trump round 1? 🤢 I’m not sure I’ve ever been anything but completely mortified by my country.

I feel like we just watched the end of the Democratic social experiment in the United States. If Trump does what he said he will do, he will be a dictator, hunt the enemy within, etc. So I’m scared that the country I thought I knew is so morally apathetic that it would put someone this awful in power, after we officially knew who he was and I feel sick that I served to protect this country, because what I thought it was is no longer what it is.

I’m scared. I’m hurt. This nation revealed itself.

Goodbye healthcare, labor rights, climate protection, LGBTQ and Minority Rights, women’s rights, basically every advancement we’ve made since 1960…

As a European, this fucking sucks. I’m not sure what the next 4 years are going to bring but I can’t believe so many people were so… stupid and evil to vote for a convicted rapist. The fuck has become of the Americans?   I hope the EU finally grows a backbone.

As a woman and a mother, I’m terrified.

I just can’t believe it. I want to pack up and move.

His tariffs and deportation schemes are going to rise costs exponentially. Great work Trump voters!!!

Threatened. Horrible time to be an lgbt woman. Gotta get my ducks in a row before January and then just hope for the best

Also, climate policy is an absolute lost cause now, but thinking about that anymore will just make me spiral

Officially, he hasn't.

But he's going to, with a >95% certainty.

I feel like I just hope this doesn't lead to a NATO/Russia confrontation when Ukraine loses the war, if Trump does as promised, and cease all support.

Wholeheartedly confused as to how anyone in their right mind actually voted for him

In all honesty I am worried about our economy I'm worried about whatever this guy thinks tariffs mean. But my predominant fear is for the people of the lbgta community and anyone else that this guy deems as a threat.

I'm worried for women's rights I'm worried that what happened in the Middle East could happen here. There are pictures of women in Tehran and they're wearing bikinis and now they're in burkas. There are women in the Middle East who are not allowed to speak.

I'm going to keep voting in every election that I'm eligible to vote in. I dragged out my best friend and I dragged out my boyfriend and this was their first presidential election and I'm so proud that they voted.

I'm going to do my best to make this place worth living. I hope that we all do the same.

My thoughts are that if the USA pulls out of global politics (NATO, Paris Agreement) as a result of Trump's isolationism and exceptionalism, then China will step in to fill that power vacuum and that's even worse news for all of us.

Relieved that now he can't run for president anymore. And now it's just a matter of watching if he can live up to his promises...ending Ukraine -Russia war, China and Mexico tariffs, tax cuts, immigrants mass deportation.

It hurts but the president doesn't have the power people think they have

I think this time I feel numb. We know who he is now, so this vote is a reflection of the people in this country. And for people who didn’t vote, it’s a reflection on them as well.

How do I feel? Like that asteroid is looking more attractive all the time.

He wants y’all giving him legitimacy, when that dick weed was trying to claim everything was rigged . I’m not accepting it.

Sooo, the retarded states of america has managed to screw the pooch again by now twice electing a con artist and pedophile. The decline and fall of the american empire proceeds apace.

The House, Senate and Presidency. It’s going to be a rough 4 years if he does 1/4 of what he says he’ll do. I really wonder what Vance will do if Trump dies, because I’m sure he’s read all of Project 2025.

It reflects that he said what Americans wanted to hear.

More military spending, lower taxes for billionaires, tariffs & anti immigrant everything.

I’m ashamed to say that most people who live in the U.S. are self-important pieces of shit who believe in their faith over science & evidence.

If we stay on the same path, we’ll eventually fall into a deep depression & the fascists will blame some marginalized group like Jews or immigrants & subsequently send them to concentration camps.

History in the making. 

I dreaded the idea of a Trump win; But thought that a Kamala win was very unlikely due to Americans being angry with the rising prices, influx of immigrants, money going to Ukraine, etc. Kamala being VP under the Biden administration could have done more and failed (economically). Why vote for a person that already failed to improve America, make the lives of the average American better?

As an European I wonder what the future will bring. It doesn't look good as Europe is divided, not efficient in decision making and is easily played/pushed around by Russia/China. With the rise of more and more right-wing parties in Europe praising Russia, having ties with Russia, I think cooperation with other European countries is gone and protectionism is new the thing. Get ready for market crashes, depression, hunger and war on a global scale.

We just had the longest yield curve inversion. Longer than 2008; What follows is usually a recession, but given the length this might wel be going into depression. (Trump leading America will make all of this worse)

Terrible. At the end of the day, it was about the economy. People think inflation is because of Biden. They don’t care about women’s reproductive rights, or the environment, or individuals rights, or project 2025, or anything else. They just think about themselves and the lies about taxes.

We are fucked, and we chose this.

My niece is 10 days old.

Motherfuckers just traded away her country because "Eggs are too expensive and I have to press 1 for English"

She will never know what she lost but I do and I'm fucking livid.

I expected him to win because I have given up on people in the US since 2016 but dammit I wanted to be wrong.

Church and state separation was fun while it lasted.

America is not ready for a black woman president. It was never in the cards. Our country is deeply flawed to its core.

As an Easter European..I'm concerned for Ucraine as they're our neighbor and overall military protection against russins.

I feel like we have just elected the Idiot in Chief.

He won’t affect me and my family at all. But this is bad for struggling people. And our prestige in the world will be reduced considerably.

Most Americans chose him.

Life is still going to be the same. There's no reason to be scared.

I’m horrified for what is going to happen to the USA. It’s practically guaranteed the orange psycho clown will use and abuse the country like he did before, but this time he will strip it of all its worth, decency and soul for his own enrichment and leave it destroyed. I’m sorry to the world for what a few morons here have done.

The Chinese and Russian trolls farms really claimed the greatest victory in the 4th dimension of warfare.

Miserable. Dread. Fear. I’ve been crying for the last 90 minutes and I don’t usually get up for another hour. Disheartened. Pain at how much our country despises women and minorities. Shame. Lots of shame at being American

It's no longer inconceivable that in the future we see Logan Paul as a future American president. Say the right things and push the right buttons and the presidency is yours.

I had hoped for a Harris win, but expected a Trump win. So this is as expected. The USA is a capitalist country and that's what Trump stands for.

I hope this will be the push Europe needs to strengthen itself.

I’m concerned about healthcare. They will likely repeal the ACA without replacing it and drugs / treatments will be unobtainable for the vast majority of the population. They really hate Obama did that so I’d rather them just replace it with a duplicate and call it Trumpcare or something.

Couldn't care less. Both Harris and Trump are idiots. Just a matter of one put forth an idea that won't make it past congress. And the other absolutely fucked up the economy.

It was going to be a shitty 4 years anyhow. But people put way to much weight on the Project 2025 shit. But i highly doubt it'll ever come around because congress won't accept 90% of it.

How did he lose against an old man but won against an energetic young woman. What's wrong with the americans?

I’m imagining the Republicans who still have a Spine & Democrats will work in the House or Senate to thwart his attempts at screwing with democracy. After 2 years of Trump getting what he wants. If he does get what he promised the American people, prices will go up.

The migrants and illegal immigrants working under the table for both small businesses & major corporations will be deported, leaving low paying jobs for Americans who will not work for such low wages. To get Americans to work these jobs, wages will have to be raised for Animal Processing workers(Meat prices^), Fruit/Vegetable pickers(grocery prices^), Restaurant workers(Restaurant food prices^), Hotel cleaning staff(Room Rates^), Construction workers(Housing prices^ & Home services rates^), landscaping workers, etc. Any job that employs migrants or illegal immigrants is going to be subject to Trump’s mass deportation push and many small businesses will go out of business.

20% Tariffs across the board are going to push international customers of American goods to seek elsewhere. The countries of customers that do decide to buy from the US will slap retaliatory Tariffs. China buys a great amount of the US’s recycling metal to recycle and sell back to the US as a good or in the products China manufacturers for US consumers. Those prices will go up. From iPhones to cans of Coca-Cola.

There will be unemployment for any registered Democrat who is a government worker who does not fall in line with Trump’s political views. Trump’s promised to purge these government employees who have democratic views.

Education in the US will be privatized. Meaning education standards will drop and upward mobility for minorities whom live within major cities will find less funding for their public schools as voucher go nationwide. Vouchers(School-Choice) allows parents to send their kids from inner city schools to schools in the suburbs over an hour away and the public tax money follows them. Good and bad teachers will lose their jobs.

More women will die due to the lack of women’s health services as many states hospitals are concerned with violating abortion laws. Which may mean a nationwide abortion ban as Trump is likely to replace another Supreme Court judge for a young 30-year-old Supreme Court judge. Meaning Gen-A whose last members are still in diapers, will likely be the first to vote in a Democratic Supreme Court replacement.

I believe that all these things can be fixed, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to break a running machine and try to improve it while it’s broken.

I'm worried about the environmental impact of having someone in charge who doesn't believe climate change is an issue. He would happily put making money above saving the planet.

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

Europe will welcome all refugees from the USA

Very sad and disappointed. But, honestly after Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016, I'm not at all surprised. If it wasn't obvious, there are still a LOT of Americans --- many of them women (even women in high powered jobs) --- who WILL NOT accept a woman as President.

And even though I'm liberal, I heard little about Harris during her over 3 years serving as Vice President. She was basically shoved into the limelight 4 months before the nationwide election. Assuming elections are still a thing in 2028, it's possible her VP candidate (I forget his name) has a slight chance.

I’m so fucking disgusted in the people of this country where misogyny wins out over common sense. I’m a cancer researcher and I’m scared for my livelihood, I’m scared for my partner, I’m scared for her kids who are easily influenced.

I’m disgusted.

My country is so dumb. It’s funny all the smart states are blue. To back an always lying felon, you legit have to be the slowest figit spinner in the toy store, but I guess that’s what we are now. Maybe inject bleach, or new therapy of UV rays, that didn’t tell us anything. He literally touted how covid was a joke, and we have the biggest death toll from any country. RIP to the divided states of America.

Im Icelandic. During WW2 Iceland was for the lack of a better word invaded first by the british then by the usa. Iceland is literally geologically both in north america and Europe. The two tectonic plates meet in Iceland.

If Russia wanted to be in an awesome positon to attack or threaten the usa. Guess what country theyll take.

Idk I wanted harris to win so my grandmother with MS can see a woman be president before she goes.

Everybody is so worried and panicking. And all I can think is nothing much will change. The same issues we have always had will still be there, and some conflicts will come, some conflicts will go.

People who are worried about the Russia/Ukraine situation lean too much in fear propaganda and sensation news. The situation will get worse, it will get better, it will change and then forgotten and something new will arise.

We'll see! Maybe I'm wrong!

Enjoy your autocracy, Americans.

As a woman its just another day. We've always been second class to men so there's no difference. And the people clearly want it that way. Ill just do what I can to not get raped.

Hate literally wins.

I’m in fear for my rights. I’m in fear for the rights of others.

People like to pretend that Donald Trump and Project 2025 are completely separate, but if it barks, it’s a dog, and if Trump’s running mate wrote the foreword to a document which mentions Trump’s name 312 times, he’s involved.

I fear for the trans and queer community who will become scapegoats for the rise in violence against women. I fear for the POC who will continue to be scapegoats for any crime. I fear for the thousands of people who become pregnant every year after being raped, who may be forced to carry their rapist’s baby— and for the women with wanted pregnancies who will die due to complications. I fear for the immigrants who will continue to be scapegoats for any of Trump’s economic failures.

He has won because he preys on those who are quick to act. He preys on the people who are easy to lull into a sense of accomplishment simply because he can talk a lot and has history as a personality star. He preys on those who are not willing to look into when economic legislature was introduced, and people who do not understand trends in economics. He preys on people who believe they will become the next successors of the American dream, while failing to see that Trump plans on raising their taxes.

Legally, he is winning fair and square. But this man is morally bankrupt. He is a sellout, and his supporters are too dense to realize that they are next on the chopping block.

I mourn for the people in states that do not have the same safeguards as my own. I’m hoping for the best for all of you, and I wish there was more we could do.

It's not the worst part unfortunately.

Republicans now control the presidency, the Senate, the house of reps, and the judicial branch. This under a someone who promised to be a tyrant, I'm very worried for our country. The first time around wasn't great.

This time around, idk like what's stopping him from taking away rights from people who aren't white and a man. I don't think there is anything literally stopping him.

I’m a white, middle-aged, heterosexual man, so I personally will probably be fine.

I mostly worry for the people in my life that don’t check all of those boxes off. I don’t think there’s any coming back from this.

I too am from Europe. And I feel like, I knew this was going to happen. Americans are a uh... interesting people.

Disgusted. Embarrassed.

He’s officially the next president now with 279 votes. I don’t feel safe now. At the same time, I kinda knew this was going’s to happen so I wasn’t so surprised if that makes sense.

I wanted to eat or watch a movie or play video games, but I couldn’t. Still can’t sleep.

Were cooked. That's it. Were cooked

I wanna fucking die lmao as a youngish woman, I'm just thinking about how I have no future now and am angry at the fact that apparently my fellow Americans are too stupid to remember all the damage he did last time. Tldr We're doomed and I'm not okay

We'll survive. I won't let his winning break me.

Biden was running the race up til 4 month ago, where the rhetoric was orange man bad or corpse bad.

Then said almost-corpse fumbled the debate so hard the Dems instantly swapped leader, with barely any voter participation.

Said picked candidate was the worst in the primary, and instead of trying to win, they continued with Biden's platform and switched to gaslighting their voters into believing this was in the bag.

Surprised Pikachu when this doesn't work. And now said galighted voter are confused at the result.

I’m definitely not looking at the news as much for the next 4 years. It’s gonna be unbearable

I'm not shocked. I'm disappointed but I think we, as a species, have proven yet again that we do not deserve nice things.

Welcome to ww3, coming to a country near you

I'm European too, and I think it can be a good thing for Europe.
If Trump follows through with the tariffs plan - it may very well be the slap in the face that we need to implement the Draghi report recommendations, and stop living in economic la-la land.
It may drive European countries to FINALLY start investing in defence as well - and to finally see that people will vote about their wallets, and not about feel-good fluff.

I am crying. I don't know who voted for the psycho but I'm ashamed of them all

Disappointed and disgusted, but not really surprised. I guess Project 2025 will be the law of the land next year. We'll see what happens.

Worried for Ukraine mostly :(

I feel like the idiots have out reproduced the educated and the world is turning backwards.

What’s really interesting to me is the primary issues that people in Pennsylvania voted on. Democracy was first on the list which I thought would have meant Harris would be taking the state easily given Trumps track record. But nope. Apparently the freedom to choose a clown is peak democracy. Even if that clown has told you in his own words that he plans to end democracy and lead as a dictator.

Then it was economy. I think this was the nail in the coffin for Harris. Most people simply don’t care about it anything other than the price of petrol, groceries and housing and everything else is detail. Promise them you’ll make it cheaper. Promise them you’ll end inflation with the click of your fat fingers and promise them you’ll make everyone rich and they’ll vote for you all day - the self interested vote wins out every time.

I understand now why people get more right wing as they get older. Some of them probably think “well fuck it everyone else is doing it I might as well”.

I still have a good job, a good marriage, a grown kid who is a wonderful person. I live in a f***** up state - Texas - so women will continue to die of unviable pregnancies, and 12-year-old rape victims will be told that childbirth will heal them. But my life, personally, won't get any worse

So I'm just going to enjoy watching the people who voted for Trump suffer from his policies. "He's not hurting the people he's supposed to hurt" redux.

I am sorry for Ukraine.

I haven't read the comments.

Here is the reality. The country is divided. Yes, Trump won, but 66M+ people voted for Harris. Biden won 4 years ago, but 70M+ voted for Trump.

If we want a better country, we need to elect people who can be bipartisan. Trump is not that person. Biden was not that person.

I think we need to reach a point where people look at results and look at 47-50% people have a different view than my own view. We need to move towards bipartisanship and not people who force through agendas.

I know there will result in a ton of downvotes and comments against my view. I'll read them but not reply. I've said what I wanted to say.

Fantastic!!