Black Hollywood Reacts to President-Elect Donald Trump’s Victory

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In an election that will no doubt go down in history, Donald Trump claimed victory over Secretary Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election-and Black Hollywood is none too happy about it.

The evening was long and a close one for both candidates, but in the end America ended up choosing Donald Trump as the country’s next leader. Trump gained 276 electoral votes to Hillary’s 218, beating her to the necessary 270 for the victory.

The President-elect tweeted his excitement about the election’s outcome saying, “Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before.”

Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2016

It’s no secret that Trump never managed to gain any real support within the black community, so now that he’s won the White House, celebs are taking to social media to let their fans-and their new president-know exactly how they feel.

Take a look at Black Hollywood’s reaction to the stunning election results below:

God wouldn't put anything on us that he didn't think we could handle!!!! #Truth #LiveLoveAndLaugh

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) November 9, 2016

I am scared. I will fight. Trump will not crush my spirit. Hope fuels the fire in my belly to seek the change I want to see in this country

— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) November 9, 2016

It's the worst kind of symbolism, the worst kind of history BUT I'm emboldened. We will not give up, we will not succumb & we will PERSEVERE

— Will Packer (@willpowerpacker) November 9, 2016

I just woke up and it's not a dream. The guy from Home Alone 2 really is our next president.

— Gabby SidiBae (@GabbySidibe) November 9, 2016

You think it's one way but it's really the other way. - America #Election2016

— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) November 9, 2016

Onward. https://t.co/5SMOCqFd46

— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) November 9, 2016

In no particular order: weeping. plotting. planning. deep breathing. shaking my head. steeling myself.

— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) November 9, 2016

I was gonna stress myself to sleep. But fuck that (I'm cussing sorry) I'm NOT letting this stress me out one bit. Don't get me wrong I am MAD AS HELL. But I have to practice what I preach. The amount of time I devote to meditating and not letting speculation or bad energy rule my life—for me to just spazz out would be counter productive. I'll be honest I went through 6 drafts of this. Erasing every last word cause I didn't even believe it as i typed it. I'm just saying: I got a laundry list to the top of Mt Fuji of things I've overcome and still managed to survive—I'm just praying whatever strength I was given to make it through the hard times of yesteryear, that this strength and power revive me and all of my people (women, those of different religious background, LGBTQIAs, prisoners, the poor, the imm—look it's 4am…—I don't feel like doing an 8th draft—some of my friends gonna be angry as all hell. Some will point fingers—nevermind….I got nothing. Right now. —nothing

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Nov 9, 2016 at 12:33am PST

Sorry we judged you, Britain.

— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) November 9, 2016

Really, people? ANYONE can be President? ANYONE? ANY-ONE?

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) November 9, 2016

OLIVIA POPE is trending. But Olivia Pope is not real. Whats real is the need for love today. LOVE yourself. Take CARE of you & your loved 1s

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) November 9, 2016

Tradition over truth, arrogance over info, Fame over decency, white male power over, everything. Being horrible is a culture. #ElectionNight

— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) November 9, 2016

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