UPDATED with more details: Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in a remarkable comeback that will return him to the White House, after a roller-coaster campaign during which he was indicted four times, criminally convicted and survived two assassination attempts. “This will truly be the golden age of America,” Trump told supporters in West Palm Beach, FL as the Associated Press called the vital state of Pennsylvania for him at 11:25 p.m.
PT, essentially assuring an electoral win with Alaska assured to fall in his column. Wisconsin may prove to go for the GOP too if current trends out of the state continue, which would add to battleground state wins in North Carolina and Georgia. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump added to cheers from the self-declared “MAGA movement.” Taking another tone, Trump said: “It’s time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us.
It’s time to unite.” The candidate’s words say one thing, but revealing a deeply fractured nation, Trump’s projected victory sets the stage for a bolstering of executive power and, among many, raises serious doubts about the future of American democracy. “We’re going to have to seal up those borders,” Trump went on late Tuesday, hitting his top topic. “We want people to come back in … but they have to come back in legally,” Trump said to even greater cheers as VP-elect Sen.
JD Vance (R-OH), family members, and UFC boss Dana White stood on stage behind him. “Success will bring us together, I’ve seen that,” Trump said. “We are going to all start by putting our country first,” he went on to say, never mentioning Kamala Harris or Joe Biden by name.
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