Donald Trump scored a historic second victory against Kamala Harris, after claiming key battleground states including Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia. As soon as the election results started coming in on election night, many Bollywood celebrities also reacted on social media. They also included actor-politician Kangana Ranaut, who shared the ‘best meme’ on the internet – an AI-generated image of Donald Trump rallying in desi clothes with Elon Musk. (Also read: Chris Pratt says he’s ‘proud to win’ as Trump leads Harris in US polls: Go ahead and cry in the mirror)
How did Kangana react?
Kangana shared the meme on her X handle and said, “Today’s best meme on Twitter.” Congratulations @realDonaldTrump.” It shows Trump and Elon Musk addressing the crowd in saffron attire, drawing comparisons to the way rallies are organized in India.
Meanwhile, she posted a photo on her Instagram Stories of Trump following the assassination attempt earlier this year. “If I were an American, I would vote for the guy who got shot, survived, got up, continued his speech, total killer,” she wrote in the caption.
Meanwhile, he criticized Kamala Harris and the celebrities joining her campaign. He wrote: “Did you know when these jokers supported Kamala her ratings went down a lot, people thought she was petty, flaky and unbelievable for hanging out with people like that (laughing face emoji) “
Amitabh Bachchan’s reaction on Kamala Harris’ defeat
Amitabh Bachchan took to his X account and reacted to Kamala Harris losing out to Donald Trump. He wrote in Hindi, “Haar gaye toh kya? Whose goal is achieved? Jitte rehte toh badhne ka lakhsya kaise banta (So what if we lost? We have set our goal to win!! If we kept winning, how could we have set our goal to grow)!!
Emmy-winning actor-comedian Vir Das also took to Twitter and reacted to the US President’s fallout. “Okay, this Amy monologue is going to be fun 🙂 There’s going to be energy in the room…” she said.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files, wrote in a series of tweets: “I am right-wing in the Indian context, but I can never support someone who opposes abortion rights and supports guns . The rest is fine.”
How did Hansal Mehta react?
Meanwhile, director Hansal Mehta, who worked with Kangana in Simran, had a different reaction. He reposted a tweet from director Ali Abbasi and said, “Fascist with a capital F. That’s @realDonaldTrump whose name was once correctly pronounced as ‘Doland’,” as soon as the results showed Trump. He then tweeted, “Game over Harris?”
The US Presidential Elections 2024 saw a tough contest between the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump and the Democrat candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential race after Fox News projected him as the winner. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he said Wednesday morning at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
