Twitter reacts as the controversial figure Boris Johnson becomes UK’s new Prime Minister
Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson after winning the UK’s Conservative Party leadership contest has been elected as the UK’s new Prime minister. He will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May when she steps down on Wednesday.
Johnson took 92,153 votes, while rival Jeremy Hunt scored 46,656 votes in a ballot of party members. Turnout was 87.4% with Johnson taking 66% of votes.
There has been an enourous reaction over the twitter as he was not voted in by a majority of the British citizens, he is a controversial populist accused of racism and sexism. Conservative Party members have elected Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister of the UK.
Johnson is a former journalist and Mayor of London who is regularly mocked as a clown and outed for barefaced lies.
In a weekly column for UK newspaper The Telegraph he has described black people as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles,” and Muslim women in burqas as looking like “bank robbers” and “letterboxes.”
A number of prominent government ministers have already saidthat they will resign in the outcome of Johnson’s win. Today, Johnson said, “I say to all the doubters, dude, we are going to energize the country.”
Here is how Twitter reacts after Boris Johnson’s selection as the new British prime minister.
Boris Johnson has won the support of fewer than 100,000 unrepresentative Conservative Party members by promising tax cuts for the richest, presenting himself as the bankers' friend, and pushing for a damaging No Deal Brexit.
But he hasn't won the support of our country.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) July 23, 2019
Around 100,000 Tory party members have inflicted on us a prime minister with a record of bigotry, racism, lying and incompetence #BorisJohnson
This is not democracy
This is #NotInOurName
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) July 23, 2019
God help us all.
— Sue Perkins 💙 (@sueperkins) July 23, 2019
The more the usual insufferably self-righteous, PC-crazed, virtue-signalling liberal snowflake suspects scream with horror about Boris, the more I'm warming to the idea of him as Prime Minister.
Like Trump, he has a commendable talent for sending them all completely nuts. pic.twitter.com/2o3OUIVSJp— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/WonderWilliee/status/1153656192176205824
Today, we’re all that child#NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/2nyIm5mfaC
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2019
I for one welcome our new lying, racist dog-whistling, incompetent, principle-free, bullshitting, back-stabbing,
British-citizen-in-Iran-incarcerating, white-supremacist-befriending, business-fucking, reality-fucking, countrycidal maniac overlord.#NextPrimeMinister— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 23, 2019
The announcement that Boris Johnson has become the #NextPrimeMinister has prompted several of our supporters to join the @LibDems.
— Tories Against Brexit (@ToriesVsBrexit) July 23, 2019
2016
Brits: At least we don't have Donald Trump2019
*Britain's new prime minister is Boris Johnson*
Brits:#NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/PforPfy6IJ— Nik 🍂😌 (@nelsonakis) July 23, 2019
Dude! We are totally fucked! https://t.co/lqrpMcPa2X
— VICE UK (@VICEUK) July 23, 2019
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump right now. #NextPrimeMinister #BorisDay pic.twitter.com/JgBrjpkyyk
— spooky char 🎃 (@chxryoung) July 23, 2019
Boris Johnson the next prime minster.. #NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/txGrY9c2eF
— … (@luisagibsonxo) July 23, 2019
BBC caption nails it.#BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/pIQv646aNS
— ಗಂಡಭೇರುಂಡ👑 (@rs7_jagadish) July 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/insoniascarvao/status/1153675860609814529
US: We have a racist leader with crazy hair cut
UK:#BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/4m0rzgIFCf
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 23, 2019
It's a wonderful time to be alive.#BorisJohnson #BorisDay pic.twitter.com/uSZM0KiJ28
— John James (@BlogBoyTweets) July 23, 2019
We morphed Donald Trump and #BorisJohnson and accidentally created the next supervillain. #NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/N2MueMj5Is
— ZDF heute-show (@heuteshow) July 23, 2019
As #BorisJohnson is poised to become the #UK's next #PrimeMinister, we want to set our record straight.
🇪🇺💚🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/dpDkbgYqHt
— Europagruppe GRÜNE 🇪🇺 (@Gruene_Europa) July 23, 2019
Welcome to the #craparchy – a nation with the worst possible person in charge. #BorisJohnson
— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) July 23, 2019
It's time to break out this photo, which I reserve for only the worst occasions #NextPrimeMinister pic.twitter.com/63nZ39gywm
— David Allsop (@david_A90) July 23, 2019
