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The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson

The world's newspapers react to Trump's election victory

The Sun and the Daily Mirror front pages on 10 November 2016
The Sun and the Daily Mirror front pages react to the news that Donald Trump is the new US president-elect.

Thursday morning brings the first real opportunity for most newspapers to properly reflect on America’s decision to elect Donald Trump as president – and they are split on what it means on their front pages.

Some, such as the Daily Mirror and France’s left-leaning Libération, are unequivocal in their message: the news is disastrous for America and Trump is ill-suited to high office.

Others, such as the Guardian, the Financial Times and the Independent (which only produces an online-only front page), take a slightly more neutral stance. Each chooses to focus more on the challenges Trump faces to reassure the world about his presidency and unite his country.

While both the Times and City AM take even more neutral stances.

Like them, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph focus on the magnitude of the victory. They also shine a light on the rise of Trump’s supporters, whom the former characterises as “white working class”. Some commentators, on the other hand, say their analysis suggests a fair proportion of Trump’s support came from America’s wealthy.

The Sun focuses on the prescience of the Simpsons. In an episode from about 16 years ago, Lisa Simpson took over the presidency from Donald Trump. Though, the image the paper uses is actually from a 2015 episode mocking the president-elect’s announcement that he would run. Like the Mail, the paper claims to offer “unrivalled coverage”.

The Metro looks back at Trump’s campaign promises and says they will be kept.

While the Daily Express prefers the British angle on the story.

In Australia, the best read papers are taking relatively neutral stances on their front pages. While some seem to lean slightly towards supporting Trump’s presidency, all of them seem most struck by the significance of America’s decision to elect him.

How the 2016 US election night unfolded
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