Elections

Twitter reacts to Kasich exit, Trump as presumptive nominee

By Johnny Woodard

jwoodard@islandpacket.com
In this photo taken April 25, 2016, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a town hall at Thomas farms Community Center in Rockville, Md. According to AP sources: Kasich will end his bid for White House.
In this photo taken April 25, 2016, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a town hall at Thomas farms Community Center in Rockville, Md. According to AP sources: Kasich will end his bid for White House. Evan Vucci AP

With Ohio Gov. John Kasich expected to announce the end of his campaign today, Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee -- and Twitter has a lot to say about that.

Kasich exits just a day after Trump’s chief rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, announced the suspension of his campaign.

As Trump’s attention pivots to either Hillary Clinton and/or Sen. Bernie Sanders (it’s not over till it’s over), Twitter’s attention settled on the reality that TV’s Donald Trump is now the GOP nominee.

Some are happy, some are sad, and some seem confused:

This story was originally published May 4, 2016 at 3:38 PM with the headline "Twitter reacts to Kasich exit, Trump as presumptive nominee."

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