MANILA, Philippines – After several indictments, two assassination tries, and last-minute polls that predicted a much closer election race, Donald John Trump claimed victory as the 47th president of the United States, promising supporters in Mar-a-Lago, Florida that he would “help our country heal” in an address on Wednesday, November 6.
Ahead of Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance addressing a crowd of supporters, Republican-leaning Fox News had called the election for the former president.
“We are going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help and that needs help very badly. We are going to fix our borders, we are going to fix everything about our country. Every single day I will be fighting for you, with every breath in my body. This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again,” he said.
While other US media networks have yet to call a Trump win, most have called the battleground state of Pennsylvania for the Republican nominee. Republicans are also poised to take control of the Senate.
Vance touted Trump as pulling off the “greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America” and promised “greatest economic comeback in American history.”
Trump led the Electoral College vote the entire time against Vice President Kamala Harris, despite last-minute polling suggesting a closer presidential race.
The Republican candidate, according to most projections, also won swing states North Carolina, Georgia. The four remaining swing states — Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin — are either leaning or likely going to Trump, according to projections by the New York Times. – Rappler.com