World newspaper headlines came rolling in yesterday, and the response from the globe is the same as mine: WTF, America?
World Recoils In Horror
The president of the United States is the most powerful position in the world. What we do here affects not only us, but our neighbors around the globe.
Which is why it’s not all that surprising that the world newspaper headlines are saying what many of us are saying after Tuesday night.
Mexican newspaper headline of the day. #election2016 pic.twitter.com/mDDcNZ0cgD
— ed lavandera (@edlavaCNN) November 9, 2016
They can’t believe this is happening, either.
Le Journal de Québec had this to offer:
That pretty much sums up my feelings on Tuesday night.
Another Canadian publication, Toronto Metro had this to say:
“The racist, hate-filled angry mewling underbelly of American politics has been given voice. And now, it has been given a home in the Oval Office.”
And the Toronto Star could only ask, desperately, “Oh America, What Have You Done?”
Newspapers in India had mixed reactions. Several factions there are delighted with a Trump victory.
But not all.
Praveen Swami, writing for The Indian Express, said:
“Today, 11/9 will prove a day of greater historic import than its better-known palindrome, 9/11: today, the United States, architect of the liberal world order built after the great war of 1939-1945, has voted for a man who stands for its dismemberment.”
And the home page for Scroll.in wondered how coverage might be different if America was a third world country electing a tyrannical despot.
Of Course, Not Everyone Recoiled In Horror
Surprise, surprise – the Russian government was pretty darn thrilled when they heard the news.
This is how #Russia's Parliament reacted to @realDonaldTrump's #ElectionNight success: https://t.co/gt1It0XTgk pic.twitter.com/yVjgAqZVn1
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) November 9, 2016
The Moscow Times reported:
“… News that Republican billionaire Donald Trump would become next U.S. president was greeted by thunderous applause in Russia’s State Duma …”
Russian MP Zhirinovsky celebrating Trump's victory with champagne today in the State Duma (via @ru_rbc) pic.twitter.com/pcxJtwKx2y
— Ivan Nechepurenko (@INechepurenko) November 9, 2016
We really shouldn’t be all that surprised.
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