Things feel bad. Donald Trump ran a campaign based on fear and division, and won a sweeping victory in the 2024 election. But life goes on, and we have to try to make sense of the results we got.
One way to do so: humor. Memes about Trump's win circulated on TikTok, X, and Instagram, with users cracking jokes about the grim reality of what the new administration might look like. They took aim at the Democratic Party for fumbling the race by running a “Republican-light” campaign and waiting until July 2024 to push Joe Biden, a deeply unpopular candidate, off the ticket. Gallows humor doesn’t make the sting of the outcome — or the very grave stakes for marginalized communities, women, and students — any less real. Finding a smile or a moment of levity where we can doesn’t hurt though.
Below, we share some memes about Trump's win and this deeply messed-up election cycle.
A lot of people just expressed how deeply bummed they are.
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Others poked fun at the Democrats for embracing the status quo and running to the right, campaigning on conservative policies and courting Republican voters.
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There were cracks about how we should've seen this outcome coming.
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And people joked about what will actually happening when Trump and his allies are back in the administration overseeing policy. (Trump has said he wants RFK, Jr., who opposes vaccines and wants to remove fluoride from drinking water, as part of his Cabinet).
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There was also this.
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