A @realDonaldTrump head statue being escorted into #TrumpTower on #5thAvenue #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/2UsGc03pmp
— Katherine Lam (@byKatherineLam) November 8, 2016
In this contentious election cycle, there’s only one thing Democrats, Republicans, and Independents can agree on: cake is delicious. Maybe not ketchup cake, but every other kind of cake, including: carrot cake, cheesecake, ice cream cake, and especially birthday cake. But even the most scrumptious cake can be ruined if it happens to look like a sad presidential candidate. A cake in the approximate shape of Donald Trump’s face was escorted to New York’s Trump Tower on Tuesday evening, until it was “moved to election night HQ at the Hilton,” according to CNN’s Noah Gray.
It did not look happy to be there.
A Donald Trump cake being wheeled into Trump Tower @abc #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/HSkHChfUSA
— Jason Volack (@jasonvolack) November 8, 2016
The cake was baked by Melissa Alt, who told the Boston Globe that she was “trying to capture Trump in the images I took of him from the Internet, and just worked from them.” It took her 50 hours to complete cakes for both Trump and Hillary Clinton, which “was an order, and then we decided to do Trump as well. I saw it as a good opportunity.” Alt won’t reveal who she voted for, but “hopefully we will get a picture of Trump with the cake. Or maybe him eating the cake.” Or smearing it in Rudy Giuliani’s face if he wins.
The horror. Less horrific: these memes.
https://twitter.com/Max_Nicholson/status/796144608723906560
https://twitter.com/Raph4real/status/796112878772232192
— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) November 8, 2016
#TrumpCake#ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/wtM0LNMq8I
— Northside Mike (@Northside_Mike) November 8, 2016
Twist ending. #TrumpCake pic.twitter.com/il5PycHOcB
— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) November 9, 2016
#TrumpCake memes are my new favorite thing ever: https://t.co/oiuXDIrSf9 #electionday pic.twitter.com/8IjScazfFk
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/justind_kennedy/status/796141043825528832
https://twitter.com/HarrisonMooney/status/796116875684024320
I'll be honest… This turned out WAY creepier than I intended. #TrumpCake pic.twitter.com/IoOuhyKuOT
— Seth Grahame-Smith (@sethgs) November 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/bobbyfinger/status/796110567304032257
(Via the Boston Globe)