With 289 electoral colleges to his name, Donald Trump is the new President of the United States of America.
The triumph for Trump a real estate developer-turned-reality television star with no government experience, was a powerful rejection of the establishment forces that had assembled against him.
In his victory speech, Trump made an announcement similar to what Russian President Vladimir Putin made on a live show in April this year.
US President-Elect Donald Trump as soon as he clinched victory addressing the nation said that they have a great economic plan and will double their growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world.
” We will get along with all other nations willing to get along with us. We will be. We will have great relationships. We expect to have great, great relationships. No dream is too big, no challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach …” Said Donald Trump.
It was an unexpected outcome for the Republican candidate, who beat out not only a stacked GOP primary field but also an even more formidable opponent in Hillary Clinton, who was consistently ahead of him in the polls up and in a much stronger position on the electoral map.
Not to mention the fact that Trump has been mired in scandals and gaffes throughout the election.
More than a dozen women have accused him of sexual assault.
Among the 50 of the campaign promises Trump and his surrogates made along the 2016 presidential campaign trail Trump’s administration had promised to conduct a full audit of the Pentagon.
In addition the Trump Administration has promised to ensure new jobs are first offered to American citizens instead of immigrants with jobs, wages and work security of the American people will be of Trump’s highest priorities.
On the campaign trail Trump has vowed to create 25 million jobs over the next ten years.
World Reacts….
World leaders also made sure they extended their well wishers to the newly elected President of the United States of America.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
“I would like to congratulate the American people with the end of the election period and Donald Trump with his victory in this election.We understand it won’t be an easy path taking into account, unfortunately, the level of degradation in relations between Russia and the U.S. As I have already said many times, it is not our fault that Russia-U.S. relations are in the state that they are now. But Russia is ready and wants to restore full-fledged relations with the U.S.”
South Korean President Park Geun-hye
“As our ally, South Korea-U.S. relationship has a huge impact on our national diplomacy, security and economy and we need to find the way to develop a close alliance with the incoming Trump administration”.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
“On behalf of the Australian government, I offer my congratulations to President-elect, Donald Trump on his historic election victory. I have great confidence that all of our engagement will continue to be strong and intimate, filled would the trust confidence that has characterised it for so many years.”
Trump ends Democratic dominance…
Trump ends eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House and threatens to undo major achievements of President Barack Obama.
The 2016 race that began 595 days ago and involved 22 major candidates and millions of voters heading to the polls across the U.S. to cast their ballots for president, vice president, their representatives in Congress and other elected officials.
Republican Donald Trump blasted through Democrats’ longstanding firewall, carrying Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that hadn’t voted for a GOP presidential candidate since the 1980s.
He needed to win nearly all of the competitive battleground states, and he did just that, claiming Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and others.
Against all odds, polls, and projections, Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential election with 289 electoral colleges to his name while Clinton only won 218.
Who is the new President of the United States of America?
- Long before he was a contender for the US presidency, Donald Trump was America’s most famous and colourful billionaire.
- Once considered a long shot, Trump is now the next president of the United States.
- Trump shifted his family’s business from residential units in Brooklyn and Queens to glitzy Manhattan projects, transforming the rundown Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt and erecting the most famous Trump property, the 68-storey Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
- Other properties bearing the famous name followed – Trump Place, Trump World Tower, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and so on. There are Trump Towers in Mumbai, Istanbul and the Philippines.
- Trump also developed hotels and casinos, an arm of the business that has led to four bankruptcy filings
- Skepticism over Trump’s candidacy stemmed not only from his controversial platform on immigration and outrageous campaign style, but from his celebrity past.
- But the 70-year-old businessman had the last laugh when he defied all predictions to beat much more seasoned politicians in the Republican primary race.
- And he has now gone a step further by winning the presidential election, after one of the most divisive and controversial contests in living memory against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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