With a win in Wisconsin, Donald Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency and he will now be the 47th President of the United States
Donald Trump reclaimed the White House and will be the 47th President of the United States.
With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. A win in Alaska or any of the outstanding battleground states – Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona or Nevada – would have sent the former president back to the Oval Office. Trump spoke from his Palm Beach watch party and said America is ‘entering the Golden Age’.
Elon Musk, Dana White, RFJ Kr, and Bryson DeChambeau were among those celebrating at Mar-a-Lago. Trump said he will “not rest until we have delivered the strong safe and prosperous America.” He said: “Every single day. I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. It’s the most important job in the world.
“I had a great first term. Promises made, promises kept. Nothing will stop me from keeping my word for you. Success is going to bring us together. We have to put our country first. Together, we can truly make America great again.”
Speaking to his supporters Wednesday morning, Trump claimed he had won “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.” Vice President Kamala Harris stayed silent and did not address the public from Howard University.
Donald Trump with his wife Melania
Co-chair of her campaign Cedric Richmond said: “We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet.”. Richmond said the campaign will continue to fight “to make sure that every vote is counted. That every voice as spoken.” He urged supporters to get some sleep and return to Howard University on Wednesday.
The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season that included two assassination attempts targeting Trump and a shift to a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. Trump will inherit a range of challenges when he assumes office on Jan. 20, including heightened political polarization and global crises that are testing America’s influence abroad.
He is now the oldest person to be elected to the office ( Image: AFP/Getty Images)
His win against Harris, the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket, marks the second time he has defeated a female rival in a general election. Harris, the current vice president, rose to the top of the ticket after President Joe Biden exited the race amid alarm about his advanced age. Despite an initial surge of energy around her campaign, she struggled during a compressed timeline to convince disillusioned voters that she represented a break from an unpopular administration.
Kamala Harris has not yet addressed the news ( Image: AFP via Getty Images)Don’t Miss
Trump is the first former president to return to power since Grover Cleveland regained the White House in the 1892 election. He is the first person convicted of a felony to be elected president and, at 78, is the oldest person elected to the office. His vice president, 40-year-old Ohio Sen. JD Vance, will become the highest-ranking member of the millennial generation in the U.S. government.
There will be far fewer checks on Trump when he returns to the White House. He has plans to swiftly enact a sweeping agenda that would transform nearly every aspect of American government. His GOP critics in Congress have largely been defeated or retired. Federal courts are now filled with judges he appointed. The U.S. Supreme Court, which includes three Trump-appointed justices, issued a ruling earlier this year affording presidents broad immunity from prosecution.
