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Donald Trump wins US presidency
With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
Trump won an election that will return him to the White House by winning Wisconsin, the same state that put him over the top when he won in 2016. The difference again came in Milwaukee, after nearly every other county in the state had wrapped up their count.
The early morning update in Milwaukee cut into Trump’s lead, but not by enough that it would provide Harris with a path to victory.
With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.
The victory validates his bare-knuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal — often misogynistic and racist — terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants.
The coarse rhetoric, paired with an image of hypermasculinity, resonated with angry voters — particularly men — in a deeply polarized nation. As president, he’s vowed to pursue an agenda centered on dramatically reshaping the federal government and retribution against his perceived enemies. AP More
