It became clear Wednesday morning that Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States of America. As countries around the world woke up to this news, most people appeared to be feeling some combination of shock and, well, more shock, and just a little bit of secondhand embarrassment.
Australia
Hey USA, we got you 😘 #election2016
I bet my dad $50 trump would win
United Kingdom
Dear Charlie Brooker. I appreciate the ambition of this one year long episode of Black Mirror but it's not funny anymore. #ElectionNight
Can Obama not just turn the telly up really loud and pretend he didn't hear the doorbell? #ElectionNight
Canada
Well done, America. I can report that we in Canada are feeling a little Austria, 1933 right now.
Tfw you're Canadian and you're a week away from submitting your visa application to move to the US. Ha. #ElectionNight
Honestly I wish we could welcome all the poc and lgtbq+ and women and immigrants to Canada. I want to wrap them up and kiss them on the head
India
America –– officially that one friend who takes the joke way, way, way too far.
Six seasons of screaming NNNNOOOOO at your TV during Game of Thrones were intended to prepare you for this day, America
Today I genuinely mean this, God Bless America. #ElectionNight
Mexico
No lo disfracen de "rechazo al sistema" es puro y claro racismo y misoginia
"Don’t disguise this as 'rejecting the system'; it’s pure and simple racism and misogyny."
Spain
¿Cómo pasa un país de votar dos veces por Obama a hacer presidente a Trump?
"How can a country go from voting for Obama twice to making Trump president?"
Resumen #ElectionNight
"Summary."
Es flipante que la diferencia en estados clave con 5 o 6 millones de votos sea de 2.000 o 5.000 papeletas. Y el ganador se lo lleva todo.
"It’s amazing that the difference in key states with 5 or 6 million votes is 2,000 or 5,000 ballots. And winner takes all."
France
Donc le gars qui va être président des USA et avoir les codes nucléaires c'est le gars à qui on a interdit de Tweeter ? Ok #ElectionNight
"So the guy who's going to be president and have the nuclear codes is the guy who was forbidden to tweet? OK."
- Si Trump passe après Obama, ça sera comme quand Ombrage est passée directrice de Poudlard après Dumbledore... #ElectionDay #ElectionNight
"If Trump succeeds Obama it'll be like when Umbrage succeeded Dumbledore as head of Hogwarts."
Les américains je savais qu'ils étaient fous mais pas à ce point
"I knew Americans were crazy but not to this extent."
Japan
これからのアメリカはこうなるのか……
"This is what America’s going to look like from now on."
「イギリスがEU離脱！？やばいな円でも買っとくか」 「インドで紙幣が紙屑に！？やばいな円でも買っとくか」 「次のアメリカ大統領がヤバい！？やばいな円でも買っとくか」 日本「もうやめて」
"'UK’s for Brexit!? That’s bad, I should buy yen.'
'Bill notes are now piece of paper in India!? That’s bad, I should buy yen.'
'The next US president is fucked up!? That’s bad, I should buy yen.'
Japan: 'Stop, just stop.'"
え...トランプ大統領誕生？
“Wait…is this the birth of President Trump?"
Germany
Mood: @zdf #uswahl2016
Wie viele US-Amerikaner können wir eigentlich so als Flüchtlinge aufnehmen? #votebuerger #USWahl2016 #ElectionDay
"How many Americans can we take in as refugees?"
Man muss es positiv sehen: Wenn Trump gewinnt, ist es keine Schande, sich heute in der Öffentlichkeit vor 9 Uhr zu betrinken. #USWahl2016
"You have to see the positive side: If Trump wins, public drinking before 9am isn't a disgrace anymore."
China
Russia
#РоссияВыбираетТрампа Россия: хм кого бы выбрать Россия: *видит гомофобного расиста* Россия: отлично, выбираем его
"#RussiaChoosesTrump
Russia: Who would you choose?
Russia: *sees a homophobic racist*
Russia: Perfect, elect him"
Похоже, что, вопреки всем ожиданиям, президентом Соединённых Штатов становится Дональд Трамп, а не Владимир Путин.
"Despite all expectations the next president of the United States is going to be Donald Trump, not Vladimir Putin."
У Клинтон пока большинство голосов в Нью-Йорке и в Калифорнии, а у Трампа в Рязани и Ханты-Мансийском автономном округе
"Clinton got most votes in New York and California, Trump is winning in city of Ryazan and Khanty-Mansiyskiy Autonomous Region."
Taiwan
Egypt
ترامب و السيسى حكمتك يا من خلقتني.
"Oh my god. Trump there and Sisi here!! What the hell."
ترامب والسيسي روؤساء دول وهنشوفهم في مؤتمرات كتير سوا يانهار كوميك
"We will see Trump and Sisi in many conferences :))
We will laugh a lot, guys."
Holland
Pfff Amerika is gek geworden.. #amerikakiest #trump
"Pfff America has gone crazy..."
Ik las net wel een goede van iemand: 'Als je als land zo'n groot circus van de presidentsrace maak, wint de grootste clown'. #Amerikakiest
"I just read something good from someone: 'If your country makes a huge circus of the presidency race, the winner is the biggest clown.'"
Brazil
Trump ganhou a eleição e isso só prova que se o ser humano fosse um dinossauro elegeria o meteoro #ElectionNight
"Trump won the US elections and this only proves that if human beings were dinosaurs we'd elect a meteor."
AMIGAS AJUDA EU TRUMP NÃO PODE GOVERNAR O PAÍS MAIS GUEI DO MUNDO
"FRIENDS, HALP. TRUMP CAN'T RULE THE GAYEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD."
Ces tão ligados q se o Trump ganhar o Dólar vai cair pra caralho né? Já podem planejar a viagem pra Disney chama as criança
"Do you understand that if Trump wins American dollars will be cheap AF, right? Time to plan a trip to Disneyland."
South Korea
Turkey
ya bu amerikalılar arnold schwarzenneger'i vali yapmış adamlar..trump'ın başkanlığına niye şaşırıyorsunuz allaşkına
"Americans are the people who made Arnold Schwarzenegger governor... How on earth is Trump’s presidency coming as a surprise?"
South Africa
White people, what the hell have you done.
Nigeria
Your pastor said 2016 would be a good year.
This post features contributions from Brad Esposito, Lauren Strapagiel, Guillermo Del Palacio, Jules Darmanin, Kassy Cho, Ikran Dahir, Maged Atef, Victor Stepanov, Beimeng Fu, Eimi Yamamitsu, Andre Borges, Alexandre Aragao, Hattie Soykan.