US Election 2016: Indians react to possibility of Donald Trump becoming president

Many took to Twitter and Facebook to express their disappointment with the results.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leading the United States elections has surprised people across the world. Trump is leading the electoral votes by 244 winning major states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Florida, while the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton currently stands at 215 votes.

Soon after news of Trump leading the presidential elections broke, international markets across the globe witnessed a fall, Asian markets were trading sharply lower, and Dow Jones futures were down as much as 800 points in after-hours trading in the US, the New York Times reported.

The immigration website of Canada also crashed because so many Americans wanted to move to the country dreading the thought of Trump becoming the next commander-in-chief of the US.

Hopes that Clinton would easily defeat Trump appear to have crashed with Trump winning the support of citizens across the US.

Indians, who have also been following the US elections with much enthusiasm, seem to be disappointed with Trump's lead and the thought of him becoming the next president of the United States of America. Many took to Twitter and Facebook to express their disappointment with the results.

If Trump Replaces Obama Does That Mean That Orange Is The New Black?#ElectionNight #Elections2016 #ElectionDay #ElectionResults

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 9, 2016

This election is not doing a great deal of good for US soft power around the world. https://t.co/3NTkluPBHT — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 9, 2016

Now that a real estate tycoon is winning the US elections, Congress must be seriously looking at Robert Vadra.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2016

Prophetically the map itself looks like the Republican symbol - an elephant.@ndtv pic.twitter.com/1ItkUiiN3j — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2016

An Indian's pointless message to Indian Americans.
On Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, #Election2016.https://t.co/sd1cm2MkQk

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 8, 2016

Your money stopped working. Markets crashed. Donald Trump became President. Arnab resigned. And the world has actually started to end! — Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 9, 2016

Donald Trump and his forthcoming victory on #ElectionNight.
Great victory for trolls everywhere.
Their Prince will be King of the World!

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 9, 2016

Just here to send good vibes and healing thoughts to any American who comes out of a long coma tomorrow. — Rohan (@mojorojo) November 9, 2016

The world can't be more fun! The joker in Philippines and Trump in America. Not to mention KEJRIWAL and Jayaunwell in Indian

— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) November 9, 2016