The Empire State Building was lit up in red throughout the night for Donald Trump as he won the key swing states of North Carolina and Georgia – sparking frenzy among Democrats who descended upon New York to “celebrate the end of democracy”. Expressed condolences at the historical site of the city.
After it was announced that Trump had won North Carolina, the iconic Big Apple building turned red from 11:22 pm to 11:27 pm.
“We’ll be glowing red for the next 5 minutes,” the Empire State Building’s official
The landmark once again turned red at 1 a.m. after Trump scored another victory in Georgia.
The Empire State Building noted on social media that it will illuminate in blue or red lights for five minutes until 2 a.m. after a win in each of the seven swing states.
While the iconic landmark lights for North Carolina and Georgia were lit only twice as the election was declared around 5:30 a.m., some Democrats who were already disappointed by Vice President Kamala Harris’ poor performance in the Big Apple, Expressed disappointment at this sentiment.
“Celebrating the end of democracy. Very good,” One person sneered.
Another social media user expressed displeasure: “This stupid f–ing is actually your account in New York.”
“May Zeus himself demolish this building,” Another one was added.
One person along with others vented their anger on the building Write“Wow, now I hate the Empire State Building too.”
The Empire State Building’s account was then forced to remind social media users that they had made the decision to put on the lights for swing states before the results.
A follow-up tweet said, “As a reminder, we will look forward to all battleground state calls from the Associated Press.”
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