DONALD Trump's extraordinary rise to US President certainly put the cat among the pigeons, not least with Brexit minister Robin Walker.

Worcester's MP, ever-swamped with demands in his new job, is meeting a delegation of United States Congress politicians in London today - some of whom were only re-elected on Wednesday morning alongside Trump's incredible victory.

The anxious US Congress crowd are said to be eager to "seek reassurances" from our MP on Brexit, but given this week's eye-opening events across the pond the emphasis may now have changed.

"It was always going to be a process of me providing them with reassurance, but now it'll have to be a process of double reassurances," says Robin ruefully.

* MANY of the messages from politicians around Worcestershire this week have been around responding calmly to Trump's elevation, but that view hasn't quite got around to everyone.

Cllr Adrian Gregson, the leader of Worcester City Council, says he feels "sick" at him being in the White House.

At least that's the printable bit.

* STICKING with the Presidential theme, Trump's triumph will have more implications for county politicians than many folk may realise.

The new US ruler-elect has made a decent fist about forming a 'theme' of British cooperation in recent weeks, even going as far as suggesting the UK would "be first in line" for a trade deal after Brexit under his unlikely premiership.

One of the figures now tasked with pulling that off?

Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier, an international trade minister who is already run ragged with demands and has spent the last three days touring Brazil and Columbia.

* MIND you if anyone is suffering from looming jetlag it won't be any of our MPs, but a county councillor who did everything he could to help Hillary Clinton's doomed bid.

While many of his colleagues were content to pontificate from the sidelines, Cllr Chris Bloore has been on several trips to America in recent months campaigning for the Democrats, including meeting Mrs Clinton herself, who was plastered across his Twitter feed.

The Labour politician was even out there this week, putting in all the hours rallying activists in New Hampshire as the fateful election day closed in.

Imagine the mood now. Anyone for a hotdog?

* MANY people claim to have called Wednesday's result in advance, but UKIP's deputy treasurer Peter Jewell reckons he's "trumped" the whole lot.

The magistrate, who lives in Fernill Heath, reckons his South African wife Yuleen "predicted this result last year".

Open your own bookies, quick.