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New York’s Empire State Building turned red Tuesday to celebrate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s primary victory.
In a partnership with CNN, the landmark building was set to change colors as the projected winners were announced. But as the building turned red to signify Trump as the winner, Twitter users thought the image was more like a foreboding than a celebration, with reactions ranging from confusion to fear that the apocalypse had begun.
Watch the Empire State Building turn red after CNN projects win for Donald Trump https://t.co/8Z6S8u11Gb #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/igWPZORhUV
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2016
The Empire State Building looks like the headquarters of a supervillain right now #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/aYnuOsf2Ji
— Mic (@micnews) April 20, 2016
Look, I’m not saying that @realDonaldTrump is the Dark Lord of Mordor, but maybe the empire state building is? pic.twitter.com/dwlz8ZrniC
— Gwyneth Kelly (@Gwynwins) April 20, 2016
MUST SEE: The Empire State Building lit up for Trump pic.twitter.com/nwMt0gJNt5
— RINO Pundit (@RINOPundit) April 20, 2016
CNN’s color schemes seemed quite reasonable to some, but the red choice for Trump set off Twitter users.
Tonight’s #NYPrimary winners will have their colors displayed on Empire State Building once CNN makes a projection https://t.co/10Ag8TdivZ
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2016
If Clinton wins, ESB is lit up a sensible, business-like mauve. If Bernie wins, it’s lit up to look like Trey Anastasio’s face.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 20, 2016
“We are turning the Empire State Building a dark, crimson red to signify Trump’s victory. Blood red. Satanic. A warning, if you will”
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 20, 2016
CNN has a cool display at the Empire State Building to indicate that Trump has won NY pic.twitter.com/T3Hc1iLlnm
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 20, 2016
Empire State Building goes red for Trump with the blood of primary opponents past pic.twitter.com/BoqN3ASwW7
— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 20, 2016
@CNN And CNN proudly ushers in the Idiocracy era.
— Traci Law (@tracilaw) April 20, 2016
@CNN A foreshadowing of the impending apocalypse if this candidate is elected?
— Bryan (@basedbryank) April 20, 2016
What’s this crap of color change at the Empire State Building @CNN is making such a big deal about. They’ve turned into on air tabloid rag.
— Gerson Borrero (@GersonBorrero) April 20, 2016
[email protected] captured images of the Empire State Building lighting up for CNN’s projections https://t.co/UjhDjiuj6C pic.twitter.com/pJRsBCZDS8
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2016
Wow, the special lighting of the Empire State Building in honor of Trump is really spectacular. pic.twitter.com/71mlUIndgF
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) April 20, 2016
Oh my God the Empire State Building looks like it’s dripping with blood for Trump’s victory pic.twitter.com/Ym5oQVUh32
— marcus baram (@mbaram) April 20, 2016
One Twitter user thought CNN missed the mark in color choices for the Trump victory.
@CNN orange! You shoulda turned it orange. That woulda been yuge.
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) April 20, 2016
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