Election 2016: Thom Yorke, Chance, Rihanna, Questlove, More React to Trump Win

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Election 2016: Thom Yorke, Chance, Rihanna, Questlove, More React to Trump Win

It was confirmed this morning that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. The news has, of course, been met with reactions from figures across the music world. Here’s what Thom Yorke, Chance, Rihanna, Questlove, Mac Demarco, Chuck D, FlyLo, and Lady Gaga had to say:

avoidall eye contactdo not reactshoot the messengersthis is a low flying panic attacksingthesong of sixpencethatgoes https://t.co/xm8Z5l8qQm

— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) November 9, 2016

U already know Kanye gonna be the next prez. U gonna see all types of voters u never knew existed. All broke af but wearing supreme.

— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) November 9, 2016

Post Brexit … in the USA this is the opposite of Pres Obama election night in 2008. Its Halloween 2 weeks later #HauntedHouseOfHatred

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) November 9, 2016

China ., Russia , the African continent, Mexico, South America , Europe all looking at USA on some smfh sht. Voting is like washing your ass

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) November 9, 2016

Wolf Blitzer is the P Diddy of news. It may work for entertainment but I see this WolfDude dancing up to Trump like he the new Biggie smfh

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) November 9, 2016

Hitler Is Real #meinTrump

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) November 9, 2016

So America is over political correctness yea?

— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) November 9, 2016

How long do you think it will take White Hipsters to become racist from all this crushing guilt?

— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) November 9, 2016

I live healthily everyday with HIV. I am in FEAR of what a Trump Presidency will mean for those who don’t have access to proper care

— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) November 9, 2016

Anarchist Punks who couldn’t “wait for this revolution” MOVE out of Black neighborhoods please. Your privilege and clothes stink

— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) November 9, 2016

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— MYKKI (@MykkiBlanco) November 9, 2016

If you wanna cry watch Van Jones give the first cognizant minority understanding of the election on CNN tonight. He just made it real.

— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) November 9, 2016

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A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Nov 9, 2016 at 12:00am PST

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

Trying to move to #Canada?

A photo posted by @macdemarco on Nov 9, 2016 at 1:23am PST

 

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