#OctoberSurprise turned out to be nothing more than an LOL on Twitter

Donald Trump supporters who expected a devastating blow to the Hillary Clinton campaign were in for a let-down.
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Colin Daileda
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The #OctoberSurprise excitement was dialed up to 10 on Tuesday as Donald Trump supporters eagerly awaited a press conference put on by Wikileaks that was expected to deliver a devastating blow to the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Trump fans stayed up until early hours of the morning for the 3 a.m. start time. Journalists chugged coffee.

Then, nothing. Or, nothing more than what amounted to a two-hour Wikileaks hype-fest anyway.


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People on Twitter began to make fun of the whole event as soon as it dawned on everyone that no major announcement was coming.

Some were making fun of #OctoberSurprise before it had even begun.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange did, however, say the surprise everyone had expected is still on its way.

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Colin is Mashable's US & World Reporter. He previously interned at Foreign Policy magazine and The American Prospect. Colin is a graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. When he's not at Mashable, you can most likely find him eating or playing some kind of sport.

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