Donald Trump elected US President

In the election on November 5, Donald Trump, a Republican who served as President from 2017 to 2021, won a second term in the White House. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat. What happened? As Election Day neared, polls showed a very tight race. Both campaigns focused on the seven “swing” states—Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—that were most likely to determine the election. More than 84 million Americans voted early, while the rest voted in person on November 5. As polling sites closed, election officials spent hours counting the votes and news outlets began reporting the winner of each state. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the White House. At 5:34 a.m. Eastern Time on November 6, news organizations determined that Trump…

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