Americans chose their president in one of the most unpredictable and poisonous elections in American history, facing long lines after more than 82 million of them had already cast their votes early, in person or by mail. And braving the bad weather (in some states), the fears of violence, the armored climate. With the White House and the Capitol barricaded but also snipers, drones, barriers, metal detectors, bulletproof vests and glass in many polling stations. Also in the background is the American intelligence alarm about the risk of escalation of foreign interference, due to the spread of disinformation in the swing states by undercover Russian actors.
The winner is already in the polls, the name of who will lead the White House for the next four years after Joe Biden, forced to pass the baton to his deputy Kamala Harris due to the debacle in the debate with Donald Trump, will become one of the few one-term presidents. The long election night of Trump and Harris, however, is the most uncertain ever: a thriller wait in a razor-thin race, hanging on a few tens of thousands of votes in 13 counties of seven swing states.
The director of Adnkronos Davide Desario and the deputy directors Giorgio Rutelli and Fabio Insenga will follow the results live, with Italian and international guests and connections with correspondents from the electoral committees of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. We are waiting for you to understand what impact the presidential elections will have on Italy and Europe and to share an American Breakfast at the Information Palace.
