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'Oh my God': How German media depict Trump victory

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'Oh my God': How German media depict Trump victory
Photo: Screenshot of Der Spiegel cover.

Donald Trump's US election victory has had German media reacting very strongly over the past week, with one of the country's most respected magazines referring to it as "the end of the world".

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While leaders of Germany's traditional political parties reacted to Trump's victory with "shock", and the far-right with glee, German media took on a more foreboding tone.

The cover of Der Spiegel's weekly edition, released this weekend, shows a giant meteor in the shape of Trump's head, hurtling towards Earth with its mouth wide open. The headline reads: "The End of the World (as we know it)," a reference to the famous R.E.M. song.

Other major German media outlets have been similarly pessimistic about the real estate mogul's future presidency.

Die Zeit's weekly edition, published following the results, shows a sad Statue of Liberty, hunched over with an American flag wrapped around her like a security blanket, with an English headline reading "OH MY GOD!"

 

Headline of the german weekly newspaper called "Die Zeit" (Nr. 47 - 2016) #uselection #diezeit #trump #headlines

A photo posted by Luka S. Katz (@luka.katz) on Nov 11, 2016 at 2:01pm PST

Stern magazine's edition on Friday declared Trump "The Scary President" with a picture of his face emerging into the light from a black background.

Im neuen stern: Der unheimliche Präsident

Donald Trump wird Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten. Was das für Amerika und die Welt bedeutet - jetzt im neuen stern.

Posted by stern on Friday, November 11, 2016

Focus magazine chose a close-up photo of Trump's face with the headline "World power rage" followed by the caption "Why Trump won and how his victory will change our lives."

Weltmacht Wut: Warum Donald J. Trump gewonnen hat und was sein Sieg für uns in Deutschland bedeutet. Hier kommt unsere...

Posted by FOCUS Magazin on Sunday, November 13, 2016

Still, business newspaper Handelsblatt took a less ominous approach with their weekend edition, with a caricature of a triumphant Trump riding on top of an Air Force One plane, with the question: "Where is America headed?"

Wie geht es jetzt weiter? Einige Ausblicke gibt es in unserem ePaper: epaper.handelsblatt.com

Posted by Handelsblatt on Thursday, November 10, 2016

 

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