‘A Trump Shocker’: How American Media Reacted to Election Results

The headlines indicated surprise over how Donald Trump managed to successfully become the next US President.

The reaction of American media to Trump’s victory was emphatic. (Photo: AP)

The American media reacted emphatically to the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton for the post of the US President.

The headlines did indicate surprise over how the controversial real estate tycoon went on to successfully become the next President of the United States.

Here are the headlines The Quint has selected from some of the leading newspapers of USA:

The New York Times had a simple alliteration as a headline to announce Trump’s victory (Photo Courtesy: The New York Times screengrab)

The Washington Post had the same headline as The New York Times for Trump’s victory. (Photo Courtesy: The Washington Post screengrab)

In another headline, Trump called the result an “upset”. (Photo Courtesy: The Washington Post screengrab)

The Boston Globe clearly did not expect a Trump victory. (Photo Courtesy: The Boston Globe screengrab)

Though Los Angeles voted in favour of Clinton, this could not prevent Trump’s win. The city’s leading newspaper called Trump’s candidacy “unorthodox”. (Photo Courtesy: Los Angeles Times screengrab)

Chicago Tribune offered a direct and ‘informational’ headline. (Photo Courtesy: Chicago Tribune screengrab)

CNN’s headline was just in-your-face. (Photo Courtesy: CNN screengrab)

Politico clearly conveyed its strong stance against Trump in its subhead. (Photo Courtesy: Politico screengrab)

The digital website Buzzfeed called Clinton’s defeat “stunning”. (Photo Courtesy: Buzzfeed screengrab)

Meanwhile, The Huffington Post used a simple metaphor to convey Donald Trump’s victory. (Photo: The Huffington Post screengrab)

The Chicago Sun Times made the phrase ‘you’re hired’ a lot cooler. (Photo: Chicago Sun Times Screengrab)

The Daily News turned the White House into House of Horrors. (Photo: Daily News Screengrab)

The New York Post reminded everyone that anything is possible. (Photo: The New York Post Screengrab)