Within the runup to the U.S. presidential election, American celebrities from Hulk Hogan to Taylor Swift supplied their assist for former president Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Whereas Harris might have earned extra big-name endorsements than her rival, it seems that did little to sway the minds of many American voters, who confirmed up overwhelmingly in favour of the Republican candidate.
Though some notable voices like Swift have remained silent, here’s what celebrities are saying about Trump’s decisive victory:
Hulk Hogan
The retired wrestling star endorsed Trump on the Republican Nationwide Conference in July, the place he theatrically ripped off his shirt to disclose a purple Trump tank prime. In a post-election Instagram message, the Hulkster urged unity.
“This election season confirmed simply how a lot all of us care about the place this nation’s headed,” he wrote. “Now that the votes are in, let’s keep in mind — it does not matter in the event you’re a Democrat or a Republican, we’re all actual People. It is time to come collectively, speak with our neighbours and deal with what unites us. All of us love this nation, and we’re all in for constructing a greater future.”
Mark Hamill
The Star Wars actor and longtime Democrat had beforehand urged voters to keep away from the “orange facet” – a poke at Trump’s complexion.
“They are saying we get the leaders we deserve,” Hamill wrote in a post-election tweet. “Both that has simply been disproven, or this isn’t the America all of us thought we have been residing in.”
Roseanne Barr
The sitcom star and avid Trump supporter has been on a social media storm for the reason that election outcomes got here in, even volunteering to develop into Trump’s new press secretary.
“Think about if the information was truthful and [Democrats] weren’t evil cheaters,” Barr wrote after the outcomes got here in. “Would have been 50 states for Trump.”
Stephen King
The prolific horror novelist and vocal Harris supporter lamented the state of American democracy in a Nov. 6 social media submit.
“There is a signal you’ll be able to see in lots of retailers that promote lovely however fragile objects: LOVELY TO LOOK AT, DELIGHTFUL TO HOLD, BUT ONCE YOU BREAK IT, THEN IT’S SOLD,” King wrote. “You’ll be able to say the identical about democracy.”
Elon Musk
The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been an lively a part of the Trump marketing campaign. Musk joined the previous president and his household for victory celebrations in Florida and will quickly lead a authorities effectivity fee underneath the brand new administration.
“Price noting that much more ‘billionaires’ backed Harris than Trump and she or he raised virtually 50% more cash, ” Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he bought in 2022. “Nonetheless, America confirmed that elections aren’t only a perform of cash and gave Trump a convincing victory!”
Ariana Grande
The pop songstress beforehand revealed that she had voted early for Harris in Florida, a state Trump carried with overwhelming assist.
In an Instagram story posted after the election, Grande wrote that she is “holding the hand of each one that is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this final result as we speak.”
