On Wednesday, the United States saw Donald Trump win the election and become the 47th president, marking an incredible resurgence.
By securing victory in Wisconsin, Trump surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency.
The results conclude a remarkably turbulent and fierce election period that saw two assassination attempts on Trump and a last-minute change in the Democratic nominee just weeks before the party's caucus. When Trump takes office on Jan. 20, he will face numerous obstacles, including increased political division and international issues that are challenging America's standing in the world.
Her victory over Harris, the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket, means she has now triumphed over a female opponent in a general election twice. After President Joe Biden dropped out of the race due to concerns about his age, Harris, the incumbent vice president, took the lead on the ticket.
Initially, there was a wave of enthusiasm for her campaign, but with a tight schedule, she found it difficult to persuade disenchanted voters that she was a change from an administration they disliked.
Trump marks a historic moment as the first former president to reclaim the presidency since Grover Cleveland regained office in the 1892 election. He is also the first person with a felony conviction to assume the presidency and, at age 78, holds the record for the oldest person ever elected to this office. His vice president, 40-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, will take on the role of the most prominent millennial in U.S. government.
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