Former President Donald Trump (Republican Party), 78 years old, won the election against Vice President Kamala Harris (Democratic Party), 60 years old, and will become the 47th president of the United States, according to AP. The new term will be Trump’s second in office. He led the country’s Executive Branch from 2017 to 2021. His vice president is J.D. Vance, the Ohio state senator.
According to vote count data released by The Associated Press this Wednesday (November 6, 2024), Republicans have won 295 delegates. Kamala had 226. The Electoral College needs 270 of the 538 delegates to win the election.
The leaders of several nations, including the UK, India, Canada, and others, have congratulated Trump on his election victory.
The investigation is still ongoing. The official announcement of Trump’s victory by the Electoral College is due on December 17. The American Congress will certify the outcome on January 6, 2025. The date of the inauguration is set for January 20.
Donald Trump campaign
Trump attacked his rivals during his election campaign, which centered on topics like immigration and the economy. In his second term, Trump plans to enact more extensive tariffs and cut more taxes than his previous administration.
The Republican also wants to eliminate income taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits. In addition, the president-elect wants to increase tariffs on imports: 60% for Chinese products and up to 20% for goods from other countries.
During the September 10 ABC News debate against Kamala Harris, Trump’s remarks regarding immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, became well-known. At the time, Trump stated that foreigners were eating pets. Early in his campaign, when he was still running against Joe Biden, Trump attacked his opponent, usually because of his age.
Trump has also suffered two assassination attempts during his 2024 presidential campaign. The first was on July 13, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A bullet grazed the candidate’s right ear at the time. He was rushed off the stage. The suspect, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was killed by police. Another person who was at the rally also died.
Two days after the incident, the Republican showed up at the Republican National Convention with a bandage over his gunshot wound. The item was worn by his supporters as a show of support for the candidate.
Trump was at his Palm Beach, Florida, golf club on September 15 when he was the target of another assassination attempt. A man, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, opened fire and was taken into custody while attempting to escape, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Billionaire Elon Musk was one of the big names to endorse Trump during the campaign. In July, after the attack in Pennsylvania, the owner of X reinforced his choice for the Republican candidate. The South African supported Florida Governor Ron DeSantis until the politician dropped out of the race for the White House. Elon Musk was also revealed as a major donor to Trump’s campaign.
In the final weeks of the 2024 election, Elon Musk contributed an additional $56 million to help elect Donald Trump and other Republicans, according to Fortune. Federal filings reveal that Musk spent at least $132 million to put his allies in Congress and the White House.
Billionaire Elon Musk was one of the big names to endorse Trump during the campaign. In July, after the attack in Pennsylvania, the owner of X reinforced his choice for the Republican candidate. The South African supported Florida Governor Ron DeSantis until the politician dropped out of the race for the White House. In addition, Elon Musk was also revealed as a major donor to Trump's campaign.
Trump also spoke with businessman Musk in a 2-hour live interview in August. Over a million people watched the Republican's broadcast in which he attacked Kamala and illegal immigration. He said that if he had been the president of the United States, there would not have been a war between Israel and Hamas and between Russia and Ukraine.
The businessman recommended setting up a "government efficiency commission" to keep an eye on how public funds were being used during the discussion. Musk would be welcome to serve in his future administration, the candidate stated. Business leaders were informed in September that the president-elect intended to name the billionaire to the post.
Since making his support for Trump official, Musk has made a series of posts on his social network in favor of the Republican. The businessman has more than 200 million followers on X. The billionaire opened an account on the social network specifically to support Trump's campaign and publicize America PAC, a committee supporting the Republican's candidacy founded in June. He became one of the candidate's biggest financiers in this election.
Other celebrities, such as singers 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Nicky Jam, also endorsed Donald Trump's campaign. You can read our article about which candidates America's stars endorsed ahead of the vote.
Trump's proposal
Throughout the election campaign, Donald Trump has promoted tax cuts and stricter immigration laws. The Republican stated in an interview on October 26 that he would be open to doing away with income taxes on Social Security, overtime, and tips.
The president-elect also proposes to carry out "the largest deportation in the history" of the United States by expelling illegal immigrants. He says he wants to increase the number of agents at the border and ban the entry of tourists from Muslim-majority countries, as he did in his previous term.
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