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Donald Trump elected President of the United States

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Businessman Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, and will take office on January 20th, 2017.

Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the general election. It's significant to note that Clinton defeated Trump in the popular vote count.

Trump's campaign received extensive media coverage, notably criticized for racist and xenophobic undertones.

What are some reactions to the 2016 Presidential Election? Both domestically and our friends around the world as well.
 
A sampling of some of the members of the Hall of Fame of bad calls.

Brian Epstein turns down the Beatles.
Germany attacks Russia in World War 2.
Portland drafts Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan.
Western Union rejects the telephone.

And now, the newest inductee: America elects Donald Trump.
 
What's up with the wave of antiestablishment in the world? Duterte in the Philippines, Brexit, the Colombian referendum, and now Trump... what's up
 
I liek Skeletons said:
What's up with the wave of antiestablishment in the world? Duterte in the Philippines, Brexit, the Colombian referendum, and now Trump... what's up
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With "post-fact" becoming the Oxford dictionary's word of the year, I wonder if it's because the establishment is suffering from having cried wolf too many times?
 
Apologies for bumping, but we won't be having to deal with this orange dude for much longer. Tldr: Trump did not get reelected

Edit: I am on mobile, and I'm too lazy to make a new thread or whatever.
 
It's kind of funny that this thread was posted in 2016, got bumped in 2020 with people being confused, and now it's bumped again in 2024 because that is once again the thing that is happening.

Honestly, I was prepared for two consecutive Trump terms, but I wasn't prepared for three straight election cycles involving him.

Well, I guess it remains to be seen if there will be a reason to bump this thread in 2028...
 
Well, Trump literally can't run again in 2028 (I don't believe he will actually attempt to do some kind of massive constitutional subversion to stay in power), so this will blessingly at least be the end of that.
 
Butterfree said:
Well, Trump literally can't run again in 2028 (I don't believe he will actually attempt to do some kind of massive constitutional subversion to stay in power), so this will blessingly at least be the end of that.
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Personally I wouldn't be so sure about that, given the comments already said by some of the people surrounding him... but I also don't believe he'll make it to the 2028 election anyways, so it's probably a moot point.
 
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