This is the day that the world awoke to the news that Donald Trump - that’s Donald Trump - had been elected president. Barack Obama, Theresa May and Vladimir Putin have sent their congratulations and Trump TV is probably on hold for the forseeable future. The Archbishop of Canterbury is praying for the people of America. To explain how the star of the Apprentice became commander in chief and what it will mean for America and the rest of the world, here are Tim Shipman, political editor of The Sunday Times; Emma Tucker, deputy editor of The Times; Joseph Sternberg, Wall Street Journal Europe; Daniel Finkelstein, Times columnist, and Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent for The Times.

Source: The Times November 09, 2016 17:13 UTC