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Front pages
In The Herald, UK political editor Michael Settle focuses on the conciliatory tone of the President-elect’s victory speech.
"Tears and cheers in a bitterly divided land" says The National.
The Mail’s headline is “Trumpquake”, the i goes for Trump Power.
The FT gives over the entire front page to Trump, focussing on his moves to “reassure shocked allies and nervous investors”.
The Sun and the Record hail The Simpsons for forecasting the result 16 years ago, while the Express warns Scottish politicians critical of the candidate turned victor to “Beware the revenge of Trump”.
The Times declares it’s a “new world” and the Telegraph calls it an American revolution.
Away from the election, Catriona Stewart in the Evening Times reports on criticism of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall over its access for disabled people.
Camley’s cartoon
Camley gets to work on a wall, but it’s not the one The Donald ordered.
FFS: Five in five seconds
What’s the story?
President Obama will welcome President-elect Trump to the White House today.
A toasty meeting?
You might think so given the speeches by both men, and defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton, after Trump’s victory. President Obama was grace personified, telling reporters that: "One thing you realise in this job is that the presidency … is bigger than all of us.”
But in reality?
Certainly all the niceties will be observed, but each man’s agenda is so different as to make a meeting of minds impossible. To take just one example, Obamacare, the president’s signature healthcare reforms, are solidly in Republican sights. Yesterday, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan said its repeal was a priority. That’s some of the politics. The personal is a whole other story.
Do tell?
It is not so long ago that Obama was saying Trump was “unfit” to be president. Then there is the long time Trump spent falsely claiming Obama was not born in the USA. Some reckon Obama’s very funny, and very public, lampooning of Trump over the “birther” controversy was what compelled the businessman to run for president.
Remind us?
The scene: the White House correspondents’ dinner, Washington DC, May 2011.
Afore Ye Go
US ELECTION
The scene after the celebration the night before at the New York Hilton Midtown. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
"While this is not the outcome I hoped for, it is the verdict of the American people and we must respect it.”
FM Nicola Sturgeon
Earlier this year, Scotland's political leaders were fairly uniform in "dingying" Donald Trump (and thought Americans would too) pic.twitter.com/OgxBJEDgiE
— Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) November 9, 2016
A reminder of previous comments on Trump by Scotland's politicians, courtesy of the BBC's Philip Sim.
Be afraid, be very afraid Nicola Sturgeon @MichelleMone could now become the first President of Scotland. Scotland needs an uplift.
— Clifford Harris (@honkingharris) November 9, 2016
That's a good thought https://t.co/UD7rzQylt3
— Michelle Mone (@MichelleMone) November 9, 2016
Waiting for Nicola Sturgeon to say Scots didn't vote for Trump - we will do everything we can to block it
— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) November 9, 2016
"Is Mr Trump going to offer me a job? I'm hoping he might do.”
Nigel Farage, interim leader of Ukip.
One more thing before I drift away for awhile: A common sign in antiques stores reading IF YOU BREAK IT, YOU OWN IT.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 9, 2016
“It's DEFCON 2.”
Mexican analyst Alejandro Hope.
A comment on Trump's Aberdeen resort's Facebook page. pic.twitter.com/86PeUvSDcj
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) November 9, 2016
As seen by BuzzFeed's Jamie Ross.
"The republic of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt is now the United Hates of America.”
Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole
“Globalisation is dead. The American superpower will die.”
Paul Mason, The Guardian.
Madame Tussauds principal sculptor David Gardner works on an unfinished wax figure of President-elect Donald Trump. It willl be installed in January. Charlotte Ball/PA Wire
"Ain't nowhere to go from here but President Kim Kardashian.”
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane
Will the Westminster media/professional political establishment take Jeremy Corbyn more seriously now?
— Alex Spence (@alexGspence) November 9, 2016
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) November 9, 2016
Thanks to the Sun's Tom Peck for clearing that one up.
“It's like a John Waters movie.”
Director Judd Apatow
“The American political system is broken. Walk away from it for a while. As Coriolanus says, 'There is a world elsewhere’.”
Alec Baldwin, despite having a guaranteed Saturday Night Live gig for the next four years if he wants it, tweets his disappointment.
How to move to Canada
Headline on an article on usatoday.com, heraldscotland.com’s sister website.
“Political correctness, you’re fired.”
Herald reader Michael Watson of Rutherglen, who features in the paper’s Letters Special today.
Following Trump's victory, Theresa May’s wardrobe consultant prepares look for the new special relationship. pic.twitter.com/BWyQy398h8
— HaveIGotNewsForYou (@haveigotnews) November 9, 2016
OTHER NEWS
"Constructive and amicable”.
Brexit Secretary David Davis’s description of his talks with the Scottish Government’s Michael Russell, above, and other Brexit ministers from Wales and Ireland. Mr Russell said the minister's plans lacked clarity. Monthly meetings of the EU Negotiation Joint Ministerial Committee are to be held. Read the story here. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
"While it's one thing to co-operate on security and intelligence is it really wise in a region that is absolutely brimming full of armaments to continue to sell such a large scale amount of armaments to Saudi Arabia?”
Former Tory Chancellor Norman Lamont during question time in the Lords. John Li/Getty Images
“He seems to be saying: ‘Even though I lead a life of unbelievable privilege and could conceivably one day be king, I am entitled to exactly the same privacy as the humblest dweller of the humblest bungalow.’”
Sarah Vine on Prince Harry’s criticism of media coverage of his girlfriend, US actress Meghan Markle. Mail. John Stillwell/PA Wire
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