Election Shocker: Donald Trump Beats Hillary Clinton To Become 45th President Of The United States
Posted on Tue Nov 8th, 2016 9:25pm PDT By X17 Staff
Well, it's official. Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has won the 2016 election and is slated to be the next president of the United States. While Hillary Clinton would have been the first female president, Trump also makes history, as he is the
After a number of shocking upsets in key states, Trump scored more than the necessary 270 electoral votes to win the election, but hours before that he was already celebrating at his campaign headquarters, as a number of projections showed him leading the election.
Clinton conceded to Trump in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and when Trump spoke at his victory party in New York, he was surprisingly gracious. "We owe (Clinton) a very major debt of gratitude to her for her service to our country," he said. "I say it is time for us to come together as one united people. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans."
Meanwhile, CNN pundit Van Jones, gave an emotional speech during election coverage on the news network, telling viewers, this was a "whitelash."
And a few hours later, President-elect Trump took to the stage at his headquarters in New York, and gave his acceptance speech:
A number of celebs took to social media to express their shock and dismay with the election results, but a handful of Trump supporters like Kirstie Alley and Stephen Baldwin also took to Twitter and Instagram to pipe up and share their thoughts.
RISE UP
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 9, 2016
Putin's gonna win this thing
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) November 9, 2016
Some didn't like Bush. Some didn't like Obama. But this is different. Forget dislike. Many are genuinely fearful now. This is new.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) November 9, 2016
Looks like millennials are letting Donald Trump drag them all back into the fossil fuel Stone Age as baby boomers come out in droves Koolaid
— Michelle Rodriguez (@MRodOfficial) November 9, 2016
Soon the REAL work begins ... to #MakeAmericaGreatAgain !
— Stephen Baldwin (@StephenBaldwin7) November 9, 2016
Proud to have been a part of such amazing history !!@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/YDWANm2YEZ
This red America is starting to look like a Verizon Ad ..
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) November 9, 2016
When I'm scared I just pray. Whatever happens tonight. We will face a deeply divided nation that may take a long time to heal. ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™
— Brooke Burke-Charvet (@brookeburke) November 9, 2016
It shouldn't be this close 😫 #ElectionNight
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) November 9, 2016
world will never be the same. I feel Sad for the young.🚽will never be more than the toilet, I’ve used as a symbol 4 Him.
— Cher (@cher) November 9, 2016
U Can’t Polish 💩
well this is utterly terrifying
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 9, 2016
Is it possible that this country is more sexist than racist? May God help us all.
— I'm With Her (@Alyssa_Milano) November 9, 2016
Meanwhile, in downtown Los Angeles, protestors took to the street to voice their opinion about Trump: "Not my president!"