Everyone was feeling pretty confident that it would be Hillary.
Yeah. Irony?
Everyone was delighted with the sad Trump cake.
25 tweets that sum up election night
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A Donald Trump cake being wheeled into Trump Tower @abc #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/HSkHChfUSA
— Jason Volack (@jasonvolack) November 8, 2016
As the night wore on, everyone (except Trump voters) started to get a bit nervous.
BREAKING: Current state of the electoral map #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/DI4a4hvaXU
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) November 9, 2016
Then panic.
Then make contingency plans.
Not joking: Canada's Immigration site just crashed. #Elections2016
— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) November 9, 2016
New Zealand beckoned.
— VICE NZ (@VICE_NZ) November 9, 2016
Trump was winning. The media couldn't believe it.
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Yes, this is real life.... https://t.co/NEU67a7U1o
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) October 8, 2016
America couldn't believe it.
America right now. #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/RyH9aU4oPi
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) November 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton certainly didn't expect it.
Hillary's emotions today..#notmypresident #trump #stillwithher #electionmorningafter #trumpwins #ElectionNight #USElections #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/zuB17pJptt
— Jimish (@jimishbathia) November 9, 2016
But we should have known.
That's scary af #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/RSBaUQ2q3d
— đ (@BiebsTesfaye) November 9, 2016
Plenty of people noticed the spooky date.
Everyone was exhausted by the end of it.
Barron Trump is up past his bedtime https://t.co/RQWe9AZDEw pic.twitter.com/kr73BaMs8B
— New York Post (@nypost) November 9, 2016
And Barron Trump became our mascot.
The world right now #election2016 pic.twitter.com/zRa4ZVfc0l
— Kellie Scott (@kellie_scott) November 9, 2016
So this guy is the President-elect now.
What a resemblance ;-) #funnymeme #TRUMP #USElectionResults #Election2016 #meme #freesignals #freesms #smssignals #PresidentTrump pic.twitter.com/tQkQNk1dHx
— NavigationFX Signals (@NavigationFX) November 9, 2016
Diplomacy won't be an issue for @realDonaldTrump #Election2016 #USelections #POTUS #trump #meme #trumpmemes #usa #america pic.twitter.com/36Af16AME7
— Billy (@ResidentBilly) November 9, 2016
Don't be a bully... #Election2016 #USelections #POTUS #America #Trump #meme pic.twitter.com/qksGNHbpNp
— Billy (@ResidentBilly) November 9, 2016
Best make the most of it?
Or not....
What's that? what countries will be affected now that #DonaldTrump is President of the United States?..well. #TrumpPresident pic.twitter.com/pvGvnxDgEJ
— D.C. (@DarrenConnolly_) November 9, 2016
Literally what #DonaldTrump did to the world last night pic.twitter.com/hocbRsN1Bo
— Nathan Allen Pirtle (@workwthecoach) November 9, 2016