By now, you’re likely aware that Donald Trump will be our next president, and it’s almost certain that you have a strong reaction to this news. Few people are completely neutral when it comes to the real estate mogul, especially considering how his xenophobic rhetoric has gone mainstream. America largely did not sleep on election night, and those who did will wake up to a different country. However, there’s nothing to do but push forward. But before people do that, they have to blame someone.
If you’ve spent any time on social media, you know about a certain trending gorilla. Specifically, Harambe the Gorilla has surfaced in a mysterious rumor that claims he racked up 11,000 votes in the general election. The unfortunate primate grew insanely popular after he was killed in the Cincinnati Zoo when a child fell into his enclosure. Countless memes cherish Harambe, but would people actually vote for him?
Well, the gorilla surfaced in polls, and Paul Ryan may have accidentally endorsed him. All of this was supposed to be a joke until Trump was elected president, and then folks on Twitter started spreading a rumor that Harambe scooped up 11,000 votes, which could have effectively handed some states to Trump. Now that Trump has won, it’s entirely possible that some states saw a notable amount of write-ins to Harambe or another candidate.
This drew votes away from the major party candidates, and folks now blame Harambe. And they’re furious at people who played with their vote. Is this true? Who knows, but it the vast majority of states, write-in candidates won’t be counted. Real or not, people are have an ax to grind.
is this because of harambe
— Aus Gov Just Googled (Not Really) (@GovGoogles) November 9, 2016
holy shit guys
1933: King Kong shot rescuing woman
1933: Adolf Hitler elected2016: Harambe shot rescuing child
2016: Donald Trump elected— wheels (@wheelswordsmith) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/796239719008849920
11,000 people voted for Harambe. Let me remind you that Harambe is a dead gorilla.
Those 11,000 votes could have saved our country.— . (@5sose31d) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/aidenbiz/status/796228389765988352
https://twitter.com/csydelko/status/796223990029119488
11,000 of you wrote in Harambe & the most of you don't get the difference in your/you're and you're upset with our two presidential choices.
— Eric Vanlerwhatever (@DickVanberg) November 9, 2016
Harambe got 11,000. Hennessy got 13,000. That's 24,000 people. You gotta be 18+ to vote. That's 24,000 GROWN ass people lmao
— CJ 🈹 (@CJSTRO13) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Westsidee2x/status/796273203983355904
To my viewers:
Whether you voted Hillary or Trump, i still love you.
Those that voted Harambe:
You're fucking morons.
— Peeve (@Peeverson) November 9, 2016
Hopefully, not enough people voted for Harambe to matter. Then again, few people thought Trump would be elected either. Anything’s possible in our strange new world.