Former President Donald Trump has clinched victory against Kamala Harris in the race for the presidency. The Associated Press called the race for Trump Wednesday morning, making him the 47th president of the United States.
Trump will become the second president to lose a reelection campaign but return to the White House four years later. The only other president to win a nonconsecutive term was Grover Cleveland in 1892.
The race between Trump and Harris was neck and neck since the vice president became the official Democratic nominee in July. The candidates’ closing messages were starkly different: Harris pledged to “always put country above party and above self,” while Trump said Democrats were “the enemy from within.”
Zelensky congratulates Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine took to X to congratulate Donald Trump shortly before Wisconsin was called.
Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory!
I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against…— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 6, 2024
South Dakota rejects measure to expand abortion access
Voters in South Dakota rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans.
Amendment G would have established a state constitutional right to abortion within the first trimester and set limits on restrictions on abortion later in pregnancy. The failure of the measure means South Dakota’s near-total ban on abortion will remain in place.
This is the second state to reject a pro-abortion rights measure. An initiative to overturn Florida’s six-week abortion ban also failed Tuesday.
Trump: ‘We’re going to do the best job’
Trump wrapped up his speech with a few notable lines.
“This was something special. We’re going to pay you back. We’re going to do the best job,” he said, adding, “This will forever be remembered as the day that the American people regained control of their country.”
Trump on Elon Musk: ‘A star is born’
Trump also praised Elon Musk, the business mogul and owner of X, who threw his support behind Trump and promoted the candidate on his social media platform.
“A star is born,” Trump said of Musk, adding, “He’s an amazing guy.”
On the verge of winning the presidency, Trump celebrates victory
On the precipice of winning a second presidential term, Trump declared victory over Harris early Wednesday morning in a speech to his supporters at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida. He took the stage moments after the Associated Press called the state of Pennsylvania for him, bringing him just three electoral votes from hitting the 270 needed to win the race.
Ballots were still being counted in seven states, but Trump was ahead in every remaining swing state.
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