Katy Perry, Ricky Gervais and Madonna lament Donald Trump’s win… while Azealia Banks is ‘elated’

A host of stars have shared their thoughts and emotions about the new POTUS
'Revolution': Katy Perry has urged fans to stay positive after Donald Trump's win
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Jennifer Ruby9 November 2016
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A host of stars including Katy Perry, Madonna and Ricky Gervais have spoken out to lament Donald Trump’s election win.

Famous faces from the worlds of acting, music and comedy posted their thoughts on the Republican just minutes after he was declared President of the United States, and most of them weren’t happy.

Pop star Perry, who has been a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter throughout her campaign trail, called for her fans to ‘rise up’, declaring that a ‘revolution is coming.’

“THE REVOLUTION IS COMING,” she wrote on Twitter. “RISE UP. POWER TO THE PEOPLE. WE WILL NEVER BE SILENCED. #LOVETRUMPSHATE.”

She added: “Do not sit still. Do not weep. MOVE. We are not a nation that will let HATE lead us.”

Madonna urged her followers not to give up, writing: “A New Fire Is Lit. We Never Give Up. We Never Give In.”

British comedian Ricky Gervais joked: “Canada has just started building a wall. I guess Brexit doesn't seem so bad now.”

He added: “I dreamt that the guy from The Apprentice had become President of The United States of America. Haha.”

Amy Schumer, who has also been an putspoken supporter of Clinton, wrote: “Hold each other close. It's not over but this is a reason to really look at ourselves. What motivated this?”

“Some didn't like Bush. Some didn't like Obama. But this is different. Forget dislike. Many are genuinely fearful now. This is new,” wrote Seth MacFarlane.

One star who was self-admittedly ‘elated’ by Trump’s win was Azealia Banks, who has been a supporter of the Republican candidate.

“America deserves a WAAAAAAAY better first female president then trash ass Hillary,” she wrote on Facebook.

“Now that the cow has lost for the SECOND time, let’s set her back out to pasture.”

“Y'all NEVER listen to me. LOL they said Katy and Gaga was backstage crying I would have laughed real hard and loud right in their faces LMFAOOO

“All these celebrities thought their dry a** celebrity power was gonna sway the people but this is just proof of how stupid the American people are NOT.”

US election 2016: Newspaper front pages react to Donald Trump win

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