Trump, saying: "Crime has been falling steadily in both London and New York — and the only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump."

No longer the mayor and wearing the Foreign Secretary crown, Johnson has now been forced to perform U-turn and offer a "semi-warm" welcome to the new President-elect on Twitter, extending a hand of solidarity and stating that he was "passionate about the UK-US relationship."

Congratulations to Donald Trump and much looking forward to working with his administration on global stability and prosperity — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 9, 2016

Nicola Sturgeon

Social media hit back at Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who offered her public endorsement of US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on election day, November 8.

Sturgeon'ssupport of Clinton caused a major social media backlash, as she posted the message #ImWithHer on her Facebook page.

Her followers said that the Scottish First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader should not be endorsing one single politician, because that her views did not represent those of the Scottish people.

In December 2015, Donald Trump was stripped of his honorary degree by Sturgeon, after he called for a ban on all Muslims entering the US. Trump had been awarded an honorary DBA by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

However, now that Trump is set to occupy the White House, Sturgeon has had to backtrack on her support of Clinton.

After presidential election results became clear, she commented that it had not been the outcome she had wanted, but that she