US Election Jokes Roll in as World Awakes to President Donald Trump
The jokes and memes have already started to pour in since it was announced that unlikely candidate Donald Trump has been elected US President. South Africans are particularly laughing as they ready themselves to welcome Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson. Remember he said this: America just lost Samuel L. Jackson pic.twitter.com/VGpzeMJpXf — Revitalize (@Revitalize) November […]
The jokes and memes have already started to pour in since it was announced that unlikely candidate Donald Trump has been elected US President. South Africans are particularly laughing as they ready themselves to welcome Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson. Remember he said this:
America just lost Samuel L. Jackson pic.twitter.com/VGpzeMJpXf
— Revitalize (@Revitalize) November 9, 2016
Today South Africans reminded the star with jokes and memes like this:
South Africans have pointed out the positives though:
Which is kind of what Donald Trump said about South Africa last year:
But for many the fear is that America is now a “total – and very dangerous – mess” with the following US Election jokes being shared from the UK to Germany as 11/9 becomes perhaps as memorable as 9/11:
The BBC’s Andrew Neil was criticised for making jokes during his presentation of the election results because, in the words of one viewer “I really don’t understand why this is funny? Could the BBC at least understand that this is scary for most people.”
Seen on Facebook:
Some companies have been quick to react to the shock election news with humorous adverts:
US Election Jokes on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mattylovesadele/status/796304371986366464
https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/796265743449018368
"Samuel L Jackson" S. Lindokuhle Jackson… We are waiting for you. #FeesMustFall2016 pic.twitter.com/U6NYugwbr6
— Takatso J Molekane (@takatsomolekane) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Taylorofarrell2/status/796308073849753601
BRITAIN: Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
USA: Hold my beer.— Brian Pedaci (@bpedaci) November 9, 2016
America #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/h5StKn7l2P
— Tyrion Lannister (@GoT_Tyrion) November 9, 2016
Prince.
David Bowie.
Maurice White.
Muhammad Ali.
I guess we can now add the AMERICA to the list of things that died in 2016. #ElectionNight— ❤️Friendly Neighborhood Man of Lexington Steele❤️ (@mindbendermind) November 9, 2016
Referring to the iguana being chased by scary snakes BBC video…
It could be worse. You could be a newly born iguana being chased by 25 snakes. So there's that. #ElectionNight
— Stephen Leng (@steveleng) November 9, 2016
Good Luck America 🍀#Trump #trumpwins #RIPAmerica pic.twitter.com/DrQj2yEJFv
— Artes Depressão (@Artes_Depressao) November 9, 2016
World mourns 'death' of USA as Trump becomes President #RIPAmerica https://t.co/zeUvUh7rkg pic.twitter.com/cnR3zOUycp
— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/jaywaltn/status/796288998515888128
https://twitter.com/KingLadyGaga/status/796284419917119488
Who did this? 😂😂#ElectionNight #TrumpWins #RIPAmerica pic.twitter.com/s0iVUx6I3j
— ☆⇝Adnan⇜☆ (@AdnanBonafide) November 9, 2016