Former Blair spin doctor Alastair Campbell lead the luvvie breakdown over Donald Trump‘s election win today.
The ex-Labour aide turned podcast host accused the hard right Republican of ‘weaponising’ voter anger with the help of billionaire X owner Elon Musk.
Speaking to the BBC after Trump beat Kamala Harris to secure a second term in the White House, Mr Campbell said:
‘I think he weaponised it in the usual way, not least helped by Elon Musk but also by the way he campaigned, which is a unique form of campaigning, which a lot of people, people like me, find distasteful and unpleasant and full of lies, racism and misogyny and so forth.
‘But the Democrats have to look deep to see how they managed to lose this’.
As the perm-tanned 78-year-old swept to power a host of leftwingers and celebs vented their woe on social media, invoking everyone from God to Prince to find an outlet for their anger and disappointment.
TV host Carol Vorderman lashed out at right-wing Brexiteers who ‘cheered on’ Trump.
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer let rip at him, saying that ‘a dangerous bigot, bully, and liar is once again set to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world’.
‘A climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist, and a man who has sought to subvert elections and incite insurrection,’ she added.
‘On this dark day, we stand in solidarity with all US citizens who fear a convicted criminal and a fascist in the White House. And we stand with all those around the world who dreaded this moment and must now live with its consequences, including those in Gaza and Ukraine.
Together, those of us who believe in democracy must work together to overcome authoritarianism and the politics of hate.’
And Lib-Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said branded it a ‘dark, dark day for people around the globe’, adding: ‘The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.’
Meanwhile on the leftwing Labour backbenches there was similar anguish. Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP Florence Eshalomi tweeted a picture of Prince, captioned: ‘This is exactly why the Doves cry.’
As the hard right populist swept to power they vented their woe on social media, invoking everyone from God to Prince to find an outlet for their anger and disappointment.
TV host Carol Vorderman lashed out at right-wing Brexiteers who ‘cheered on’ the populist Republican after he declared victory over Kamala Harris.
And Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer let rip at Trump, saying that ‘a dangerous bigot, bully, and liar is once again set to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world’. And Lib Dem leader Ed Davey branded it a ‘dark, dark day for people around the globe’.
Mr Trump declared he had won a ‘magnificent victory for the American people’ as he appeared on track to return to the White House as 47th President of the United States.
The return of Mr Trump to the White House could cause diplomatic headaches for the UK, with potential splits on trade policy and US support for Ukraine and Nato.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he is looking forward to working with Mr Trump and his running mate JD Vance.
Mr Lammy has spent time seeking to form a close relationship with the Trump campaign, despite a history of outspoken criticism of his record – including calling him a ‘racist and KKK/neo-Nazi sympathiser’ in 2017 and a ‘tyrant in a toupee’ a year later.
‘The UK has no greater friend than the US, with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 80 years,’ Mr Lammy said.
With projections showing Mr Trump was on course for a spectacular return to the White House, the Republican candidate told his supporters that ‘America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate’.
Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, a committed Christian, urged people not to ‘panic’, adding: ‘All empires are temporary, God is sovereign.’
Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, a committed Christian, urged people not to ‘panic’, adding: ‘All empires are temporary, God is sovereign.’
And senior Tories could not resist poking fun at Labour figures who have been anti-Trump, and the row over 100 party staffers doing to campaign for Harris in the summer.
A cohort of Sir Keir Starmer’s politicians, aides and other party members headed to the United States to help the Democrats, their unofficial sister party.
At the same time Nigel Farage was a high-profile apparatchik for Mr Trump, as he was in 2016.
