To mark Donald Trump's win, the Empire State Building glowed a spooky red

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The Empire State Building glows red.
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The Empire State Building changed its color to honor the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries in New York, and people had a lot to say about the ominous blood red that bathed the landmark after Donald Trump easily won the GOP primary.

The building later turned a dark blue to mark Hillary Clinton's win. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.