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He will never ever be the president!!!
Before the 2016 presidential election, a long line of politicians, pundits, celebrities, and media figures declared with absolute certainty that Donald Trump would never become president of the United States. This compilation video captures those confident predictions and then follows up with the stunned reactions after election night proved them all wrong.
The Predictions: A Wall of Certainty
Throughout the 2016 campaign cycle, dismissals of Trump’s candidacy came from every corner of the political world. The video opens with a series of rapid-fire declarations from across the political spectrum, each one more certain than the last that the real estate mogul turned candidate had no path to the White House.
Fellow Republicans were among the first to write him off. Jeb Bush told Trump directly during a debate: “You’re never going to be president of the United States by insulting your way to the presidency.” Trump shot back: “Let’s see, I’m at 42 and you’re at 3, so so far I’m doing better.” Mitt Romney declared flatly that Trump would “not be the nominee,” adding: “I’d like to support the nominee, but he’s not going to be the nominee. That’s just not going to happen.” Another Republican operative stated: “I’m comfortable that it’s not going to be Donald Trump. I mean, Donald Trump is not going to get this Republican nomination.”
Media figures were equally certain. When asked “could he actually win?” one analyst responded simply: “No freaking way.” Bob Beckel delivered perhaps the most emphatic dismissal of all: “This race is over. Tomorrow morning, the money will dry up. The Republicans will start to hide. Trump has no place to go.” He went on to compare the situation to Walter Mondale’s 1984 loss and concluded: “As far as Donald Trump’s concerned, it will never, ever, ever happen.”
The Celebrity and Late-Night Chorus
Late-night hosts and celebrities turned the predictions into comedy. Seth Meyers urged Trump to run, saying: “I will personally write you a campaign check now on behalf of this country, which does not want you to be president, but which badly wants you to run.” Stephen Colbert described Trump as “here today, gone tomorrow, candidate for president of the United States.” John Oliver called him “an absurdity” and “a travesty” and declared: “Donald Trump will never be elected president of the United States.”
One commentator went further, placing the odds at astronomical levels: “I think that man will be president of the United States right about the time that spaceships come down filled with dinosaurs and red cakes.” Another said simply: “He’s not going to be a president. That’s not going to happen. Donald Trump will not become president.”
Even President Obama weighed in, and his exchange with Trump became one of the most memorable moments. After Trump tweeted that “President Obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the United States,” Obama responded: “Well, at real Donald Trump, at least I will go down as a president.”
Election Night: The Predictions Collapse
The video’s second half captures the raw, unfiltered reactions as results came in on November 8, 2016. As the description put it, “He will never ever be the president!!!”. Let us know if you feel it is hilarious, inspirational, shocking or sad. Never say never!!!
Commentators who had spent months mocking the possibility of a Trump presidency struggled to process what was happening in real time. One pundit admitted: “This is the first time throughout this entire race where I’m officially shitting my pants.” Another said: “I genuinely do not understand how America can be this disorganized.”
The emotional range was striking. Some turned to dark humor: “If Trump wins, how about bursting into tears and screaming for the next 45 minutes?” Others tried to maintain composure while clearly shaken: “You’re awake, by the way. You’re not having a terrible, terrible dream. Also, you’re not dead and you haven’t gone to hell. This is your life now. This is our election now. This is us. This is our country.”
One host summed up the evening: “It was a rough night for everybody, I think. We’re worried. The people are worried.” Another acknowledged what went wrong: “How do we explain how this is possible? We’ve overlooked rural America a bit too much. No one counted the yard signs.”
Additional Context from Full Remarks
The compilation also captures the shift in media framing that happened almost overnight. Before the election, Hillary Clinton was described as “the most qualified candidate, the best suited for the job, the best temperament.” After the loss, the same outlets pivoted to calling her “not a good candidate.” The whiplash in narrative was jarring, and the video lays the two framings side by side to underscore how quickly conventional wisdom collapsed.
Several pundits tried to assign blame in real time. Some pointed to rural voters who had been ignored. Others focused on the failure of polling and predictive models. The narrator noted: “It was Donald Trump versus almost all the experts. And as of right now, it looks like Donald Trump was right. How do we explain those? I’m not sure you can. I just think that we should have seen this coming.”
The video also shows how quickly some opponents moved from prediction to resistance. One figure declared: “I don’t respect this president. I don’t trust this president. He’s not working in the best interests of the American people. His motives and his actions are contemnable. And I will fight every day until he is impeached.” Calls for impeachment began circulating within hours of the result being called, a sign of just how deeply the outcome divided the country.
The drinking and emotional breakdowns captured on camera added a human element to the political aftermath. One host admitted: “I was slowly getting drunk is what happened to me.” Another personality described people approaching them in distress: “They come up to me and they’re scared, depressed, despair, desperate even, almost clinging to me.”
Key Takeaways
- Dozens of politicians, pundits, and celebrities expressed absolute certainty that Donald Trump could never win the presidency, only to be proven wrong on election night 2016.
- The video contrasts the confident pre-election dismissals with the shocked, emotional reactions that followed, highlighting the gap between media consensus and voter sentiment.
- The compilation serves as a lasting reminder of how political predictions can fail spectacularly when establishment voices underestimate grassroots movements and overlook large segments of the electorate.