US Presidential Election: Donald Trump is elected
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the Capitol, was convicted of felony crimes and survived two assassination attempts.
With his victory in Wisconsin, Donald Trump has reached the threshold of 270 electoral votes needed to become president.
The victory validates his “bare-knuckle” approach to politics . He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal, often misogynistic and racist terms, while painting an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants. That crude rhetoric, coupled with an image of hypermasculinity, resonated with angry voters, especially men, in a deeply polarized country.
As president, he has pledged to implement an agenda focused on radically overhauling the federal government and pursuing vengeance against his perceived enemies. Addressing supporters Wednesday morning, Trump claimed he had won “a powerful and unprecedented mandate . ”
The results cap a historically tumultuous and competitive election season marked by two assassination attempts on Donald Trump and the arrival of a new Democratic nominee just a month before the party’s convention. Donald Trump will inherit a series of challenges when he takes office on January 20, including increased political polarization and global crises that are testing America’s influence abroad.
By Rédaction Africanews
