People are calling on Olivia Pope to handle the election results
Yesterday’s (November 9th) election results were pretty shocking for some people as Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. In fact, so perturbed were some people that they called on the only person they could think of. Some people wanted Olivia Pope to handle the election results.
Given that Scandal is about to start its sixth season next year, people were calling out for Olivia and her colleagues at Pope and Associates (i.e. her Gladiators) to swoop in with her white hats, hacking skills, and less than legitimate means to sort out Trump’s win.
Usually when a seemingly catastrophic political event occurs, Olivia is there to say, “It’s handled.”
Taking to Twitter, people where asking where the Gladiators were.
Where is #OliviaPope when you need her?
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 9, 2016
Olivia pope would have never let this happen
— winona (@Gabeepie) November 9, 2016
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Goodnight, America. Will be dreaming of #OliviaPope storming in and saying these magical words. #considerithandled #gladiator #scandal pic.twitter.com/axE0yO316c
— Dana DeLorenzo (@ImDanaDeLorenzo) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/796188171432329218
"Where is Olivia Pope? We need a Defiance, Ohio."
Those of you who have seen Scandal will know that Olivia, along with Mellie Grant, Hollis Doyle, and Cyrus Beene, stole the election for Fitzgerald Grant by rigging the voting machines in Defiance County, Ohio.
While we’re *sure* that people weren’t saying that the election should have been rigged so that Hilary Clinton won the electoral college vote, it seems that some really did want the Gladiators to help out in this troublesome time.
Olivia Pope wouldn't have let this happen to us. pic.twitter.com/ORWHbSQebC
— 🤍 (@ERlKAHANSON) November 9, 2016
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I hope they double checked the ballots in Defiance, Ohio. #oliviapope
— Morgan Matchett (@morgzmatchett) November 9, 2016
WHERE IS #OLIVIAPOPE WHEN YOU NEED HER! SHE WOULD'VE NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN THE UNITED STATES NEEDED #OLIVIAPOPE
— D (@DebbieAdekugbe) November 9, 2016
Olivia pope, where are Ü now that we need you .. #ElectionNight
— Anthony TOUMA (@ToumaMusic) November 9, 2016
(Nice Justin Bieber pun there.)
Twitter’s surge of requests was so strong, in fact, that “Olivia Pope” started trending on the social media platform.
However, as Kerry Washington pointed out on Twitter, Olivia isn’t real ?
"OLIVIA POPE is trending. But Olivia Pope is not real," Washington wrote. "Whats real is the need for love today. LOVE yourself. Take CARE of you & your loved 1s.
OLIVIA POPE is trending. But Olivia Pope is not real. Whats real is the need for love today. LOVE yourself. Take CARE of you & your loved 1s
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) November 9, 2016
Basically…
Not even Olivia Pope can fix this. pic.twitter.com/WCdSgQo1QR
— Leah (@xLoveLeahx) November 9, 2016
Of course Olivia and Scandal is all fictional (thank GOD), but it’s nice to see that people can turn to someone, fictional or not, in a time of need. So, if you need us we’ll be over here making popcorn, drinking a very expensive bottle of red wine, and binging Scandal for the next four years.
