'American dread': How the world media reacted to Donald Trump's victory
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The world is waking up on the morning after Donald Trump's election victory.
The Republican nominee will return to the White House after a crushing defeat of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
The confirmation came at around 10.30am on Wednesday, meaning that Thursday's front covers of newspapers and magazines are the first time we can see the print media's reaction.
Here, we take a look at how some of the major publications have covered the win.
On the , the entirety of the front page has been awarded to the historic victory.
Under a collage of pictures from the US is Mick Clifford's column, questioning whether Donald Trump even wants to reshape America or whether he just wants to get even.
"His victory was nothing less than phenomenal. So now, what will he do with all that largely untrammelled power at his fingertips?" writes Clifford.
"He has promised swinging tariffs to help bring jobs home. That would inevitably kick start a trade war, probably with the EU, almost definitely with China. In such a conflict Ireland would be particularly exposed."
You can read that column here.
Elsewhere, says that Trump's victory "thrusts America into the unknown". It says America "will be reimagined in the vision and will of its 47th president, Donald J Trump, for at least the next four years".
The leads with the headline "Return of Trump" above a photo of the president-elect pointing to supporters. It says the result raises fears over Irish jobs and immigration.
"Trump Storms Back" reads the headline on the front of Thursday's .
Analysis in the paper said that the victory of the Republican nominee, despite his chequered past, "tells us who we are."
Similar lines are repeated across (WSJ), and .
The WSJ opines that Trump won the race by simply "being Donald Trump", while the Post christened it the "dawn of a new Trump era."
Vanity Fair offers one of the more striking visuals across the newsstands in the US.
They superimpose a list of the misdemeanours and crimes of the incoming US president beside a large shot of him.
Donald Trump has won the 2024 election.
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) November 6, 2024
Four years after launching an unprecedented attack on democracy and leaving the White House in disgrace, the convicted felon will return to Washington, DC, as the 47th president of the United States.
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The majority of front pages in Britain deal with the fallout from the re-election.
, calls the victory the "greatest comeback in US political history", echoing words issued by Trump during his victory speech in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Meanwhile, opts for a headline of 'American dread', with reporter Ed Pilkington saying that Americans woke up to a "transformed country and a rattled world"
“With Donald Trump returning to the White House for a second term, the impact will be felt in many aspects of American life and also across the world … “from abortion to immigration, the environment, gun laws and LGBTQ+ rights: all are at stake with Trump and his allies back in power,” is the paper's take.
Thursday’s editorial in the is bleak yet straightforward, describing Mr Trump’s re-election as “a dark day for America and the world”.
is one of the few British papers to not choose a picture from Trump's victory rally on their front cover.
Instead, they simply ask "What could possibly go wrong?" next to a large shot of a grinning Trump.
One of Melbourne's biggest papers is responsible for a strong graphic about the victory of Trump over Harris.
With a nod to the classic Stephen King work , goes for 'Here's Donny' below a laughing Trump superimposed across a map of the US.