Feminist Clementine Ford said the vote for Trump was one against women

upset by Donald Trump' s win have taken to social media

Australian commentators, journalists and members of the public have taken to social media to express their grief over the election of Donald Trump as American President.

While many have expressed their fears for the future, others have called for compassion in the face of the next four years.

Muslim Sociologist, Susan Carland, who is married to The Project co-host Waleed Aly, summed it up by saying: 'A lot of Muslims kind of wish they could have a stiff drink right now'.

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Australian politicians and commentators took to social media on Wednesday to vent their frustrations over Donald Trump's (pictured) presidential victory

'A lot of Muslims kind of wish they could have a stiff drink right now', Susan Carland tweeted on Wednesday

Carland is pictured here with husband Waleed Aly, co-host of Channel Ten's The Project

Women at the 'Democrats abroad' event in Melbourne are seen here crying after the result was handed down on Wednesday

An earlier tweet from Carland expressed her disbelief at the situation

Aly - who does not use social media - is currently in the U.S. covering the election for the Channel Ten news program.

Reporting live from New York on Wednesday night, The Project host was asked by fellow panellist Carrie Bickmore what he thought about the outcome.

'How do you personally feel being in that country now as a Muslim, knowing who they just elected?' she asked.

'If I'm forced to think about it that way, it's an incredibly confronting thing,' Aly responded.

'I am not American, I get to get on a plane in a couple of days and come home and so I don't have to live with this day to day but it is particularly frightening,' he added.

Mia Freedman, a Hillary Clinton supporter, penned a piece on her website Mamamia, revealing that she was grief-stricken about the election result.

The publisher of the popular women's site admitted that she lived in a 'bubble' as all her friends on social media share the same anti-Trump views, and encouraged her readers to call LifeLine if they were struggling with Hillary's defeat.

'Every single one of my Facebook friends opposes Trump,' Ms Freedman wrote.

#ImWithHer: Mia Freedman is seen in an Instagram post wearing some Clinton campaign merchandise - 'a woman's place is in the White House'

Hillary Clinton supporters across the country were heartbroken and distressed when she lost the election to Trump

Women look on with dismay and shock as they learn that Mrs Clinton would not be the first female president

A Democrat supporter holds her head in her hands in dismay at the result

Another man looks distressed with the outcome of the presidential election

Disappointed Clinton supporters are seen here at the University of Sydney

'I shared polls that said Hillary was going to win and I steadfastly avoided media like Fox News who I found to be distressingly biased.

'This made me feel good. But it wasn't reality.'

She told readers to be kind to each other and said 'it's OK to feel upset and traumatised'.

ABC journalist Virginia Trioli has come under fire since a live broadcast on Wednesday, when she was caught saying Donald Trump supporters should be forced to take an 'IQ test'.

Pictures of presidential candidate Donald Trump staring at his wife's ballot paper as she cast her vote in Manhattan went viral on Wednesday, but Trioli accidentally told viewers he was more likely 'looking at Melania's t**s'.

Television presenter Virginia Trioli (pictured) was caught live on air saying Donald Trump supporters should be forced to take an 'IQ test' and referencing his wife's 't**s'

Pictures of Donald Trump staring at his wife's ballot paper as she cast her vote in Manhattan went viral on Wednesday, but Trioli accidentally told viewers he was more likely 'looking at Melania's t**s'

Social media users were not impressed and called the breakfast presenter 'embarrassingly biased', a 'hypocrite' and 'non-deserving of her $235,664 taxpayer-funded salary'.

Many said it was the 'second strike' for Trioli after she was forced to apologise to Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in 2009 after making an accidental gesture to indicate he was crazy during a live cross.

On Twitter former lawyer turned diversity practicioner Mariam Veiszadeh was also distressed, saying on Wednesday: 'The last time I felt numb like this was when Pauline Hanson was elected to the senate'.

'Brexit. Hansonism. Trump. There are far too many disillusioned folks out there. Let's work together to bridge the gap #SpreadLoveNotHate', she later tweeted.

Journalist Charlie Pickering claimed there could be even darker times on the horizon.

Former lawyer turned diversity practicioner Mariam Veiszadeh said she 'felt numb' at the decision to elect Mr Trump

Author and feminist Clementine Ford said the vote for Trump was one against women

'I don't even think Trump wants to be president, with all that responsibility. He just wanted to prove people would give it to him,' Ford added

Journalist Charlie Pickering claimed there could be even darker times on the horizon

The Project co-host Peter Helliar admitted he 'underestimated' Trump

'You think this is a shock? Wait until president Trump sells American to Russia', he tweeted.

'Many people are saying they'd rather vote for a tremendously unqualified, racist, sexually assaulting misogynist than an experienced woman,' author and feminist Clementine Ford wrote on Twitter.

'I don't even think Trump wants to be president, with all that responsibility. He just wanted to prove people would give it to him,' she added.

Earlier politicians also headed online to share their views, with Senator Derryn Hinch leading the charge comparing the US president-elect's win to the 9/11 terror attacks on America in a heated Tweet on Wednesday after the final votes pushed Mr Trump into the lead.

The election of Donald Trump for US president is the comparable to the 9/11 terror attacks on New York's World Trade Center, according to Australian Senator Derryn Hinch (pictured)

'Watching Trump's victory speech was as unreal as watching the second plane slam into the World Trade Center,' Mr Hinch posted on Twitter (pictured)

Former Greens party Leader Christine Milne (left with Bob Brown) and Greens Senator Larissa Waters (right) voiced their concerns about the election results and pondered about what it meant for the rest of the world

'Watching Trump's victory speech was as unreal as watching the second plane slam into the World Trade Center,' he said.

'Heaps of us were wrong. Donald Trump elected President. Shock. Disbelief. The people have spoken. Time to eat crow,' he continued.

Greens Senator Larissa Waters voiced her concerns, calling the election results 'utterly horrifying.'

'Deeply worried for future of my children about what will happen to global climate progress under Trump. I can't even,' she said on social media.

'It's a sad day when a sexual predator may lead the world & Lib and Lab just voted against looking at valuing unpaid work mostly done by women,' she added later.

Fellow senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the results made her 'feel sick'.

Several Greens party politicians reacted to the election on social media (pictured)

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson were quick to congratulate the 45th US president on his win

Senator Hanson thanked Americans 'for getting it right' in a Facebook video (pictured)

Mr Abbott posted his support for Mr Trump online (pictured)

'How can a thug who brags about sexually assaulting women get this much power? #AmericaDecides,' she said.

But not everyone is upset.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson were quick to congratulate the 45th US president on his win.

'Congrats to the new president who appreciates that middle America is sick of being taken for granted,' Mr Abbott said.

Ms Hanson thanked the American voters 'for getting it right' and asked people to 'give him a go for four years and let's see what happens.'

Mr Turnbull addressed crowds on Wednesday and insisted American and Australia will remain allies.