Four years after his exit, Donald Trump is returning as POTUS for his second term as the President after Republicans swept the Presidential polls, crashing hopes of Democrat nominee Kamala Harris to become the country’s first female head of state.
Trump, who survived two assassination attempts during the campaign trail, called the US Presidential election result “unprecedented and powerful” with a promise to usher in the “golden age of America” and enforce stricter border control.
As per BBC trends, Trump is currently ahead in 266 electoral seats whereas Kamala Harris is struggling in 219.
The magic figure needed by the candidate is 270.
Declaring victory for himself at a massive gathering, Trump said, “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. We have taken back control of the Senate.”
The Republican candidate is hopeful to take control of the House of Representatives as well.
“It’s a political victory our country has never seen before,” says Trump, who will be the second President in the history of the US to return to office after a break. He said this “is truly the beginning of the golden age of America.”
“We made history for a reason tonight,” he said.
Democrat Grover Cleveland was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) in the history of the US.
US Vice President Kamala Harris, who joined the poll race after Joe Biden moved himself out after a poor show during a debate against Trump, refused to address a crowd at her headquarters on Tuesday night after a poor show in the elections.
Among the seven swing states, Trump has won North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
The seven swing states of Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin played a key role in determining the President of the country.
In his first speech since the results projected his return as the US President, Trump made it very clear about his core agendas.
“We will fix borders,” he said, asserting his focus on national security.
Trump did not forget to remind the audience about the multiple conflicts in the Middle East in recent years and claimed he is against any war.
“For four years, we had no war except for the killing of ISIS. We won’t start a war. We will stop the war,” said Trump, who highlighted multiple wars in the last few years across the world at the fag end of his campaign.
Trump said that former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would help to “make America healthy again” Amid chants of “Bobby! Bobby!” at the gathering, Trump said, “He wants to do some things, and we’re going to let him go to it.”
On oil supply too, Trump advocated his country’s dominance in a stern message to other suppliers including Russia, which is already facing the diplomatic wrath of the western world over its war against Ukraine.
“I will not let you down. America’s future will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer, and stronger than it has ever been before,” Trump said.
Americans voted in large numbers on Tuesday to decide who between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris would occupy the White House next four years, in one of the most hard-fought polls.
The build-up to the final stage of the election has been quite a dramatic one with two assassination attempts at Trump during his campaign phase and Kamala Harris entering the poll race in a surprising move.
World leaders greet Donald Trump
Several key world leaders, including Indian PM Narendra Modi, greeted Trump over his strong show in the elections.
UK PM Kier Starmer wrote on X: “Congratulations President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory.”
Australian PM Anthony Albanese said: “Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his election victory. Australians and Americans are great friends and true allies. Working together, we can ensure the partnership between our nations and peoples remains strong into the future.”
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu 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!” he said.
