Former President Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States. Former President Trump succeeded in returning to power for the first time in four years by winning successive victories in competitive areas. Reporter Ham Ji-ha reports.
Former President Donald Trump won the 47th presidential election.
Former President Trump won Wisconsin, one of the battleground states, early on the morning of the 6th, securing 277 electoral votes, exceeding the 270 electoral votes necessary for election.
As a result, former President Trump, who served as the 45th President of the United States, returned to the White House as the 47th President.
Former President Trump’s entry into the White House marks the first time since President Grover Cleveland in 1892 that a former president failed to be re-elected and assumes the presidency again.
On this day, former President Trump early confirmed his victory in North Carolina, a swing state, and then defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, in Georgia, another swing state.
Supporters cheer at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, on July 13, 2024.
“Victory in Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground”
He then virtually solidified his victory by securing the electoral college in Pennsylvania, which was considered the biggest battleground.
Former President Trump lost to Vice President Harris in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin at the beginning of the vote count, but succeeded in turning the tables in all of them after the halfway point of the vote count.
Vote counting is currently underway in the battleground states of Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona. However, even in these three swing states, former President Trump has the upper hand.
In addition, it is expected that three more electoral votes can be secured through Alaska, which is not a swing state but has a high approval rating for former President Trump.
On the other hand, Vice President Harris only secured 224 votes in 17 states and Washington DC.
Meanwhile, former President Trump declared victory in a speech.
Former President Donald Trump, the US Republican presidential candidate, responds to the cheers of supporters with his wife Melania at his campaign rally held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, on November 6, 2024.
“Thank you to the American people for this special honor.”
Former President Trump stood on the podium at an event venue in West Palm Beach, Florida around 2:40 a.m. on the 6th and said, “This is a political victory never before experienced in American history,” and added, “I have the special honor of being elected as the 47th and 45th president.” “Thank you to the American people for giving,” he said.
[녹취: 트럼프 전 대통령] “But it’s a political victory that our country has never seen before, nothing like this. I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th President and your 45th President.”
He also said, “I think this presidential election process was the greatest political movement in history,” and “something that has never happened before, not only in this country but also in the world.”
[녹취: 트럼프 전 대통령] “Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond. And now it’s going to reach a new level of importance because we’re going to help our country heal and help our country heal. We have a country that needs help, needs help very badly. We’re gonna fix our borders. We’re gonna fix everything about our country. And we made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing. Look what happened. Isn’t this crazy?”
“We will fix our borders and we will fix everything in this country,” he said, adding, “We made history tonight for a reason.”
“We have overcome obstacles that everyone thought were impossible, and it is now clear that we have achieved the most remarkable political achievement,” he said.
“I will fight for every citizen, your family, and your future,” former President Trump said. “I will do everything in my power to give our children and you the strong, safe, and prosperous America they deserve.”
[녹취: 트럼프 전 대통령] “And every citizen I will fight for you, for your family. And your future. Every single day I will be fighting for you. And with every breath in my body, I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the Golden Age of America.”
“This will truly be America’s golden age,” he said.
Former President Trump will hold an inauguration ceremony in front of the U.S. Congress on January 20th next year and become the 47th President of the United States.
This is Hamjiha from VOA News.
