Donald Trump Wins US 2024 Presidential Election

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Former President Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, securing over 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning, according to Decision Desk.

Trump, who served as the 45th president from 2016 to 2020, will be the second president in history to serve two non-consecutive terms, after former President Grover Cleveland. Trump will also be the first president that is a convicted felon, Daily Texan reports.

He declared his victory at 1:30 a.m. at a Florida rally addressing his supporters.

At the time of publication, Trump beat Kamala Harris, vice president and Democratic Party nominee, in the popular vote by about 4.7 million votes, according to Decision Desk. Harris had 213 electoral college votes at the time of publication.

Trump secured electoral votes from battleground states Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, a call that ultimately won him the presidency. The winners in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine and Minnesota have not yet been projected.

Trump campaigned on sealing the U.S. and Mexico border to stop a “migrant invasion” and restricting transgender athletes’ participation in college athletics. He promised to carry out a mass deportation operation, end inflation and deport “pro-Hamas radicals,” referencing pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses last spring.

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His campaign platform promises to cut federal funding for schools teaching “critical race theory, radical gender ideology and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content.”

During his last term, Trump appointed three Supreme Court justices, withdrew from the Paris Climate Accords and temporarily passed a travel ban for immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries. Trump also previously took credit for the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

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In May, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony charges involving falsified business records. During his 2024 campaign, he experienced two assassination attempts. A bullet struck his ear during the first attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

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Sen. JD Vance will be Trump’s vice president. Vance previously served in the United States Marine Corps and wrote the bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.” He was sworn into office as a senator in 2023.

Trump and Vance will be sworn in on Jan. 20, 2025.

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