Donald Trump has clinched the U.S. presidential election, securing a non-consecutive second term, a feat unseen in over a century. Media projections confirmed Trump’s victory on Wednesday, marking a monumental comeback after an intense and polarizing campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris. The result is expected to ripple through global politics, given Trump’s isolationist stance and controversial positions on immigration and trade.
Kamala Harris, who entered the presidential race in July following President Joe Biden’s unexpected exit, ran a campaign focused on unity and criticized Trump’s divisive rhetoric. However, Trump’s apocalyptic warnings on issues like immigration struck a chord with many voters feeling disillusioned by the economic hardships post-COVID-19 and seeking a shift from Biden-era policies. Trump’s messaging resonated powerfully across key swing states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, which were crucial to his path to victory.
Harris’s campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, announced that Harris would not address her supporters until Thursday, leaving a watch party at Howard University in Washington in anticipation. Richmond assured, “You won’t hear from the Vice President tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow.”
Trump’s victory rally in Florida saw him addressing supporters, calling it “a political victory that our country has never seen before.” His campaign not only defied the odds of his previous criminal conviction but overcame an assassination attempt and sharp criticism from within the political establishment.
The victory paints a new chapter in U.S. politics, one that will surely provoke debates across the globe. For now, the country braces itself for another term under the controversial former president, with Harris’s response eagerly awaited by her supporters tomorrow.
