Trump’s 2024 victory has, predictably, unleashed a wave of public reactions from coast to coast, with left-wing media, pundits, and influencers lighting up social media with outrage, disbelief, and calls for resistance. In some cases, the reactions have reached new levels of absurdity, with a number of emotional meltdowns playing out across Twitter, TikTok, and even mainstream channels. It’s a scene we’ve seen before but intensified this time around as Trump swept every swing state, including Arizona, sealing a decisive electoral victory.

Across the internet, videos are surfacing of young professionals, urbanites, and activists expressing outright horror at the election result. There’s the usual crying and gnashing of teeth, but some reactions are downright theatrical. One woman went viral declaring her horror at being mistaken for a Trump voter based purely on her skin color, while another proclaims she’ll start wearing a blue bracelet to publicly declare herself a Harris supporter. Others bemoan the “end of democracy” as if one election were the final curtain.

Unhinged Democrat says she hopes Trump supporters have complicated pregnancies and bad stuff happens to them. Evil pic.twitter.com/CWzcv8w1lK

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2024

The narrative being peddled by some of these online personalities is surreal, bordering on delusional. Case in point: a young woman recording herself in tears, lamenting that her conservative parents, who voted for Trump, no longer “represent the religion of love” because of their support. Ironically, she tearfully proclaims her “love and tolerance” while confessing she’s ready to sever family ties. It’s a prime example of the bubble that many left-wing influencers live in—bemoaning perceived intolerance while showing none toward their own family members.

Meanwhile, on the ground in Arizona, voters appear to have felt the exact opposite. Trump’s campaign in the Grand Canyon State hammered home bread-and-butter issues: inflation, border security, and a promise to revive economic stability. Speaking to a crowd in Glendale, Trump vowed, “We defeated ISIS, we had no wars, we had the best economy in the history of our country,” all rallying cries that resonated with voters hit hard by inflation and rising living costs.

This woman shaved her head to protest Trump’s win and to fight the patriarchy

This might be the best meltdown yet 😂 pic.twitter.com/9DCw0uHCRc

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2024

Voters like Marc Hernandez, a 25-year-old Arizona rancher, made it clear that practical concerns like the economy were what brought them back to Trump. Rising inflation and soaring costs for essentials have squeezed Americans, especially in rural and working-class communities that the Democrats’ campaign seemed to overlook.

Hernandez explained that he had backed Biden in 2020, but seeing profits eaten up by inflation changed his view. It’s a far cry from the panic on social media, where influencers claim America is sliding into a dystopian nightmare.

While Harris tried to appeal to the state’s Hispanic voters with promises of expanded abortion access and economic initiatives like the CHIPS and Science Act, it appears the fundamentals—security, jobs, and stability—won out in the end. Arizona, traditionally a battleground, has once again flipped back to red, proving that no amount of celebrity endorsements or online hand-wringing could move the needle for the Harris-Walz ticket.