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WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves around the world.
The polarizing Republican’s victory, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern US history, was all the more remarkable given an unprecedented criminal conviction, a near-miss assassination attempt and warnings from a former chief of staff that he is a “fascist.”
Addressing his supporters early on Wednesday as his victory became certain, Trump said, “Hey, look what happened. Isn’t it amazing?”
“It’s a political victory that our country has never seen before,” Trump told a victory party in Florida.
Vice President Harris, who only entered the race in July after President Joe Biden dropped out, ran a centrist campaign that highlighted Trump’s inflammatory messaging and use of openly racist and sexist tropes.
But his apocalyptic warnings about immigration and championing of isolationism found their mark with voters battered by the post-COVID economy and eager for a change from the Biden years.
The campaign pointed to a nail-bitingly close contest, but the results came surprisingly fast, delivering a crushing victory that included wins in the swing states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Trump is the first president in more than a century to win a non-consecutive second term.
He is also the only person to be elected as a convicted felon – he will face sentencing in a New York court for fraud on Nov. 26.
Already 78, Trump is on course to break another record as the oldest-ever sitting president during his four-year term. He will surpass Biden who is set to step down in January at the age of 82.
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Republican presidential nominee and former United States President Donald Trump gestures on Wednesday as he holds hands with his wife Melania during a rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida, the US, on Nov. 6, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
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The US dollar surged and bitcoin hit a record high while most equity markets advanced, with traders betting on a victory for Trump as the results rolled in.
But turmoil likely lies ahead.
Trump’s victory comes with his promise of radical policy shifts – not just at home but also abroad, where his unrestrained isolationist and nationalist “America First” stance is likely to have enormous consequences.
He has repeatedly suggested he would end the conflict in Ukraine by pressuring Kyiv to make territorial concessions to Russia, and his threat of mass deportations of illegal immigrants has stirred deep concern in Latin America.
He also returns to the White House as a climate change denier, poised to dismantle his predecessor Biden’s green policies and jeopardize global efforts to curb human-caused warming.
Even before Trump’s stunning victory was fully confirmed, foreign leaders rushed to send congratulations.
These included longtime Trump allies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Also messaging Trump was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is predicted to see a rapid reduction in US military aid once Biden leaves office. Zelenksy said he hoped the “impressive victory” would help his country find a “just peace.”
NATO’s chief, Mark Rutte, said Trump, who has frequently expressed displeasure with the US-led alliance, would make it “strong.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined the stream of well-wishers, while French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to join Trump in working “with respect and ambition.”
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Showman’s instinct
For all his dark promises of political revenge against enemies at home and his criticisms of longstanding allies overseas, Trump remains famously unpredictable when it comes to matching words with actions.
His campaign rallies, filled with grievance, insults and misinformation, featured extreme rhetoric.
But he won positive coverage with viral online moments that played on his everyman appeal and his showman’s instinct – like his appearance at a McDonald’s drive-thru and impromptu news conference from a garbage truck.
He campaigned on tax cuts, less regulation and the most significant increase in import tariffs in nearly a century to promote growth and boost manufacturing, despite warnings of trade wars and higher prices for US consumers.
Trump’s more mainstream messaging often became overshadowed by his tendency to lurch into foul language and violent imagery. But that hard-charging style played well with his unfailingly loyal base, which sees him as a Washington outsider.
And he gained traction with his hardline anti-immigration message and outreach to working-class voters hit by COVID-triggered inflation.
When Harris joined the race in July, replacing Biden, she soon managed to close the yawning gap Trump had opened over the president in opinion polls.
Her message of unity, focus on abortion rights and warnings of the threat Trump posed to democracy appeared to resonate, evidenced by a huge surge in fundraising that swelled her campaign war chest way beyond her rival’s.
Ultimately, however, she fell short of what would have been a historic win as the first black woman elected to the White House.
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Trump win to test limit of presidential power; Harris concedes but vows ‘fight’
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Trump’s victory highlights voter discontent with economy and border security. Steve Holland, Nandita Bose and Joseph Ax (Reuters) Palm Beach and Washington, US Thu, November 7, 2024
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A supporter cries as US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on November 6, 2024 in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (AFP/Charly Triballeau) D onald
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Trump recaptured the White House with a sweeping victory on Wednesday as tens of millions of Americans looked past his criminal charges and divisive rhetoric to embrace a leader who, if he carries out his campaign promises, will test the limits of presidential power. Trump, 78, clinched Tuesday’s election after a polarizing and dizzying campaign marked by two attempts on his life and Kamala Harris’ late entry into the race following President Joe Biden’s surprise withdrawal. In a concession speech at her alma mater Howard University on Wednesday afternoon, Harris sought to console the voters who had hoped she would become the first woman to win the White House. “To everyone who is watching, do not despair,” she said. “This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves.” Harris said she had called Trump to congratulate him and promised to aid his transition. But she was not prepared to embrace his vision for the country. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” she said, as some supporters in the crowd shed tears. “The fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness and the dignity of all people.” Biden planned to address the nation on Thursday. Trump’s resounding victory underscored how disenchanted Americans had become with the economy, border security and the direction of the country and its culture. Voters demanded a change, even if the agent of change was a convicted felon twice impeached and no longer the Washington outsider he was in his 2016 campaign. Trump has said he wants the authority to fire civil servants he views as disloyal and has vowed to use federal law enforcement agencies to investigate or prosecute perceived enemies, including political rivals. Trump and his incoming vice president, US Senator JD Vance, are due to take office on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. He promised roles in his administration to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a prominent Trump donor, and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The outcome defied polls that showed a razor-close race ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day. Trump prevailed in at least five of the seven battleground states to push him over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency and was leading in the remaining two, Arizona and Nevada, where votes were still being tallied. Trump was also on track to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since George W. Bush two decades ago. His fellow Republicans wrested control of the US Senate from Democrats and had added to their narrow majority in the US House of Representatives, though the outcome there may not be known for several days with dozens of races still uncalled. “It was a hell of a good day,” said Mitch McConnell, the longtime Senate Republican leader. Unified Republican control on Capitol Hill would clear the way for major portions of Trump’s legislative agenda, as it did in the first two years of his 2017-2021 presidency when Republicans whipped a major tax-cut bill through Congress that mainly benefited the wealthy. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida. Major stock markets around the world rallied following Trump’s victory, and the dollar was set for its biggest one-day jump since 2020.
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Overcoming odds
Trump was elected despite persistently low approval ratings, four criminal indictments and a civil judgment against him for sexual abuse and defamation. In May, Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid to a porn star. Trump’s political career appeared over after his false claims of election fraud led a mob of supporters to storm the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed bid to overturn his 2020 defeat. His efforts to reverse his defeat led to two separate indictments, though all the criminal cases against him are expected to end after his victory. Trump swept away challengers inside his party and then beat Harris by capitalizing on voter concerns about high prices and what Trump claimed falsely was a rise in crime due to illegal immigration. Trump’s win will have major implications for US trade and climate change policies, Americans’ taxes and immigration, and US foreign policy, including in the Middle East and Ukraine. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump, and they discussed “the Iranian threat” and the need to work together for Israel’s security, Netanyahu’s office said. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, called for an end to the “blind support” for Israel from the United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed Trump’s commitment to “peace through strength,” while the Kremlin said it would wait and see if his victory could help end the war in Ukraine more quickly. Trump had said he could end the war in 24 hours but has not offered a detailed plan. Trump’s tariff proposals could spark a fiercer trade war with China and US allies, while his pledges to reduce corporate taxes and implement a spate of new cuts could balloon US debt, economists say. A second Trump presidency could drive a bigger wedge between Democrats and Republicans on issues such as immigration, race, gender and reproductive rights. Trump has promised to launch a mass deportation campaign targeting immigrants in the country illegally. Hispanics, traditionally Democratic voters, and lower-income households hit hardest by inflation helped fuel the victory. Trump’s support among women, whose backing Democrats had counted on, improved from four years ago. And his loyal base of rural, white and non-college educated voters again showed up in force, according to Edison Research exit polls. Meanwhile, many Democratic-leaning voters appear to have stayed home this year. The number of votes cast in counties that supported Trump in 2020 and where nearly all ballots have been tallied grew by almost 2 percent this year, while votes cast in counties that supported Biden four years ago dropped almost 5 percent. Popular Palm oil conference overshadowed by damaging information Government keen to break online gambling habit How Indonesia can become a semiconductor powerhouse
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