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New York (US) : Donald John Trump made a phenomenal comeback on Wednesday beating back a conviction, three indictments, two assassination attempts, two impeachments, and continuous assault by most of the mainstream media to reclaim the White House. “We made history”, declared Trump who will become the 47th president of the United States.
He won 277 electoral college seats – a clear majority in the 538-member body – and 51 per cent of the popular votes counted as of 5:30 am (4 pm in India), setting him on a clear path to the presidency that he lost in 2020. “This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again,” he said at his victory celebration in Florida as his supporters shouted, “USA, USA”. At 78, he will be the oldest president to set foot in the White House.
He is also the second president to be elected after being defeated; the last one was Grover Cleveland who won his second term in 1893. Trump’s victory was powered by economic issues, the popular disquiet over the inflation that has sent prices of food soaring by about 25 per cent now compared to when he was defeated in 2020. The Republicans recaptured the Senate, assured of at least 51 seats in the 100-member body. The control of the House of Representatives hung in the balance, even though Republicans had the edge with 200 seats to Democrats’ 175.
Although it will take days or weeks for states to announce the official results as they will have to complete formalities and the counting, by tradition the media declared him the winner based on the analysis of the counting data pouring. The election was a shocking disappointment for Kamala Harris who stepped in to carry the Democratic Party torch three months ago after President Joe Biden dropped out as questions arose over his mental and physical capabilities.
Since the August Democratic National Convention which nominated her unopposed, Harris scrambled to forge a distinct identity but was drowned by weaknesses of the Biden administration which projected her as a partner. When Harris leaves office in January, there would still be a person of Indian origin in 1 Observatory Circle, the US Vice President’s official residence – Usha Vance, the wife of JD Vance, Trump’s running mate. The declaration of Trump’s victory came swiftly confounding the pollsters and the analysts who predicted a tight race that would have taken a lot longer – days or weeks – to resolve.
The result was a repudiation of the Democrat’s identity politics that stereotypes people and puts them into monolithic groups. Erosion of support among Latinos contributed to Harris’s defeat as they appeared to not buy into her arguments that Trump’s opposition to illegal migration translated to racism against Latino citizens. Another group that exit polls showed contributed to the Democrat’s defeat was young voters, especially men.
Trump also made headway among African Americans. Harris made abortion rights a central point of her campaign hoping to win women’s support. But it appears that many women still voted for Trump, even in some of the states where abortion rights referendums carried. It was also a rejection of celebrities like Taylor Swift or Beyonce, and the mainstream media who went all in for Harris and ceaselessly attacked Trump.
The liberal elite who seem to set the Democrats’ agenda had advocated policies like defunding police, open borders and having men who are transgenders use girls’ bathrooms and participate in women’s sports. Harris, who had once subscribed to these ideas, tried to distance herself from the past political persona. Trump will view the victory as a vindication of his claims that the 2020 election was “stolen” and that he had defeated Biden.
His election will mean the end of the two federal cases over alleged mishandling of secret documents and election obstruction. In New York, he was convicted of manipulating business records to hide hush money payments to a porn star who claimed to have had a tryst with him. He is due to be sentenced later this month – and is unlikely to get a prison term. The case against him over the alleged 2020 election interference in George is snagged by alleged misconduct by the prosecutor.
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Donald Trump
In a post on X, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump for the massive victory. He said, “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory! In true friendship, yours, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu”
Dear Donald and Melania Trump,
Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!
Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.
This is a huge victory!
In true friendship,… pic.twitter.com/B54NSo2BMA
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) November 6, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took the stage at Palm Beach County Convention Center to deliver his victory address. In his Victory speech, he called the political movement greatest of all time. Thanking everyone, Trump affirmed to make America great again.
Trump said, “This is a movement that nobody has ever seen before. Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There has never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond. Now, it is going to reach a new level of importance because we are going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help…We are going to fix our borders, fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight and the reason is going to be just that, we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. It is new clear that we have achieved the most incredible political win…”
#WATCH | West Palm Beach, Florida | Republican presidential candidate #DonaldTrump says, “This is a political victory that our country has never seen before, nothing like this. I want to thank American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th President and… pic.twitter.com/1imTQrRpUL
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2024
Amid the counting of votes that is going on in America for the next President of US, Fox News has made a major projection. The Fox News has projected Donald Trump as the next President with 277 seats. As per Fox News, Trump defeated his rival Kamala as the latter gained only 226 electoral votes.
Kamala Harris is now lagging behind again in the US election. In the trends of the Electoral College, she is stuck at 210 seats. At the same time, Donald Trump has taken a lead of 247 seats. Now Donald Trump needs only 23 seats to reach the magic number.
Donald Trump is moving fast towards the chair of President in America. Trump is continuously moving towards victory. He is leading on 246 seats whereas Kamala Harris is leading on 210 seats.
According to the Associated Press, the Republican Party has gained a majority in the Senate after gaining seats in Ohio and West Virginia and the victory of its candidates in Texas and Nebraska. This is the first time in four years that Republicans will control the upper house of Congress. If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, he will have the right to confirm Supreme Court judges, federal judges and cabinet appointments.
The results of the presidential election in America started coming on Tuesday 5 November. In the initial trends, Donald Trump of the Republican Party is leading on more than 198 seats. At the same time, Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party is leading on 109 seats. However, these are initial trends and it has been seen before that as the counting of votes progresses, the trends also change.
In 2020 also it was seen that in the initial trends, Donald Trump had taken a big lead, but by the time the counting of votes was completed, Joe Biden had overtaken Trump and won. In such a situation, it would be a bit hasty to reach any conclusion looking at the initial trends.
Let us tell you that Donald Trump and Indian-origin Kamala Harris are in the fray for the 47th presidential election of America. JD Vance is in the fray for the post of Vice President from the Republican Party. The Democratic Party has made Tim Walz the candidate. Kamala Harris is currently the Vice President of America. While Trump has been the President before Joe Biden.
Exit poll results have also started coming in simultaneously. It may take a day or two for the final results to come out. There are a total of 538 electoral votes i.e. seats in the 50 states of America and the capital Washington DC. There are a total of 7 swing states in this election. That is, these can turn the tables in anyone’s favor at any time. There are 93 seats in these 7 swing states alone. To win the election, Trump or Kamala need to win 270 seats. In this election, about 8.2 crore i.e. 40% of voters have already voted through postal voting.
There is a tough competition between Donald Trump of the Republican Party and Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party for the post of President. If Kamala wins, then for the first time in the history of 230 years, a woman will become the President.
On the other hand, if Trump wins, he will return to the White House after 4 years. Kamala Harris is currently the Vice President of America, while Trump has been the President from 2017 to 2021.
