Donald Trump has won the presidential election with a sweeping set of victories across the battleground states as voters emphatically backed his vision to remake America. The 78-year-old, currently nine votes over the 270 electoral college vote threshold, is also on course to become the first Republican to win the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004 in a remarkable comeback. He took to the stage in Florida to declare victory in the early hours in the morning, declaring that he had won an “unprecedented and powerful mandate”. Appearing in Palm Beach alongside his family, running mate JD Vance, and UFC head Dana White, Trump told supporters: “This was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. Trump energised the black and Latino vote, as well as swathes of blue collar workers, with promises on the economy and immigration, clinching victory despite a criminal conviction and outstanding indictments for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.

Source: The Times November 05, 2024 20:40 UTC