REPUBLICAN candidate Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States, succeeding President Barack Obama.
President-elect Trump won the election with 58,601,622 popular votes, to Hillary Clinton's 58,391,150.
While the congratulations rolled in, Irish people took to Twitter to air their feelings on the newly-elected President Trump.
Read what they said about President-elect Trump below...
Donald Trump may be good for Irish unity,
as he is both a Republican and an orange man.— Lost High Roller (@losthighroller) November 9, 2016
I wonder does Donald Trump also have a fake cousin here in Ireland so we can build the Trump plaza now
— Dodge Hurley (@dodgehurley) November 9, 2016
BREAKING: Michael D Higgins has started building a wall around Ireland to keep Donald Trump and Brexit away from Ireland...🇮🇪🍀 pic.twitter.com/iWrLpp1Oi2
— BenchWarmers🇺🇦 (@BeWarmers) November 9, 2016
All of a sudden those cheap flights to the States don't look so enticing.
— Tony Cuddihy (@Tony_Cuddihy) November 9, 2016
Waking up today is like in Back to the Future 2 when Biff steals the almanac and ruins Hill Valley. Only much worse. #Election2016 pic.twitter.com/WS5rwNblTV
— Claire McHugh (@clairemchugh) November 9, 2016
Don't panic. This is how my grandfather felt when Dev was elected in 1932, but the Irish economy had largely bounced back by the late 1990s.
— Donal O'Donovan (@donalodonovan) November 9, 2016
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Posted by RTÉ 2fm on Tuesday, 8 November 2016
