Depending on which cost you were watching from, late Tuesday or early Wednesday we saw Republican candidate Donald Trump take stage to announce that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had called to concede. From that stage he spoke as U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump.
Various elected officials, political commentators, economists and informed (and uninformed) citizens took to Twitter immediately to express their thoughts on a Donald Trump presidency, from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to Thomas E. Woods, Kristin Tate to Dana Loesch, Ben Shapiro to Bob Murphy. Below is a sampling of the comments and reactions to Trump’s win.
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How did you vote? Did you choose between “the lesser of two evils,” or did you cast a “protest vote”? #ElectionNight #Election2016
— Capitalism.com (@capitalism_com) November 9, 2016
Let us know if you cast your vote for the independent candidate or didn't vote! #ElectionNight #Election2016 #vote2016
— Capitalism.com (@capitalism_com) November 9, 2016
Reactions to President-Elect Donald Trump
Congratulations to President Elect Donald Trump. I look forward to working with all those elected for limited, constitutional government
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 9, 2016
I’ll be watching my TV today to see which of the Hollywood elite will board their private planes and leave America!
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 9, 2016
Bernie's supporters wanted socialism because they thought Obama's economy was Capitalism. Wrong. Trump will now show them real Capitalism.
— Bob Gaskin (@BobG231) November 10, 2016
Congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump. Let’s work together to defend liberty, the Rule of Law, and the Constitution.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) November 9, 2016
If you’re in shock and explain it by saying, “Millions of Americans more racist than I thought,” let me relieve you. It’s not that.
— Robert P. Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) November 9, 2016
Progressives last week: “Monster Trump said he wouldn’t support election results!!!”
Progressives today: “#NotMyPresident“— Robert P. Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) November 10, 2016
It’s pretty rich that we have #notmypresident protests after weeks of being lectured on how good and just it is to accept election outcomes.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) November 10, 2016
Should President-elect Donald Trump attempt to implement his unconstitutional campaign promises, we’ll see him in court.
— ACLU National (@ACLU) November 9, 2016
.@NFIB is looking forward to working with President-Elect @realDonaldTrump on key #smallbiz issues. https://t.co/pzAZphuanL pic.twitter.com/sHUOpluMq4
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 9, 2016
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) November 10, 2016
Mainstream Media Got It Wrong
Biggest loser tonight: Media bias #ElectionNight
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 9, 2016
Who was the big loser in this election? The media. Hundreds of journos and editors need to resign and find another profession.
— Bill Frezza (@BillFrezza) November 9, 2016
Media which got everything wrong will now tell you all the things that will happen as a result of the thing they said wouldn’t happen.
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) November 9, 2016
Thankfully there will be plenty of articles from journalists admitting they were wrong and praising the average voter’s intellect tomorrow.
— Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) November 9, 2016
New York Times: “How our forecasts have changed” pic.twitter.com/UjxTmEOyIq
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) November 9, 2016
.@HuffingtonPost great call guys pic.twitter.com/acbJbwGY4E
— Matt Palumbo (@MattPalumbo12) November 9, 2016
The point of emphasizing this stuff isn’t to say “na na na,” it’s because progressives have prided themselves on “reality-based evidence.” https://t.co/KlyRSRqZR7
— Robert P. Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) November 10, 2016
If Trump wins tonight, he will have defeated Hillary Clinton, the Democrat party, the Republican establishment, & the media. #ElectionNight
— Kristin Tate (@KristinBTate) November 9, 2016
Thoughts On Policy
Well, at least millions of progressives will wake up tomorrow, and realize that war is bad.
— Robert P. Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) November 9, 2016
No cold war with Russia. https://t.co/EdzNt6EfOf
— Krist Novoselić (@KristNovoselic) November 10, 2016
Mission hasn’t changed: hold politicians accountable to the Constitution and conservatism. Doesn’t change bc Trump. https://t.co/l8gUv5Fo9A
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 9, 2016
Why Trump won… https://t.co/bC39rCEby6 US companies need to pay people more
— Henry Blodget (@hblodget) November 9, 2016
And states rights! https://t.co/MVTI8m2Y5z
— Jeff Deist (@jeffdeist) November 9, 2016
Per @BobMurphyEcon, look for the Dems to discover the virtues of secession, nullification, and states rights.@ThomasEWoods @BrionMcClanahan
— Jeff Deist (@jeffdeist) November 9, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump should end failed #Keynesian policies & return to free market capitalism to boost growth. https://t.co/eWDXbgjZk8 via @WSJ
— Vance Ginn (@VanceGinn) November 10, 2016
Trump will soon see removing tariffs—rather than imposing them—is the kind of protectionism we can afford. https://t.co/QrsCAttf8z #Cato2016 pic.twitter.com/tJMzVgJFqb
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) November 9, 2016
We won the Presidency. We won the House. We won the Senate. & now, we won the Supreme Court. Don't screw this up Republicans! #ElectionNight
— Kristin Tate (@KristinBTate) November 9, 2016
