Donald Trump officially wins the presidential election

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, after the AP called Wisconsin and the former president's election, ensuring a stunning political comeback and a return to the Oval Office.

By winning Wisconsin, Trump surpassed the 270 electoral votes he needed to win the presidency, victory over Vice President Kamala Harris and a second non-consecutive term. The Democratic downfall began rapidly thereafter, with celebrities such as Stephen King, Bette Midler, Andy Cohen, Christina Applegate and John Cusack expressing their shock and sadness.

Trump and the GOP have emerged victorious in the race to run the executive branch of government after a divisive and violent populist campaign that saw him air his many grievances over losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

Trump's campaign has been punctuated by numerous rulings issued against him in multiple legal cases, as well as several attempts on his life. In May, a New York jury found the former (and now future) president guilty of 34 felonies; he will now be the first president to enter the White House after being found guilty of a crime. The ruling in the so-called “silence case” of the president-elect is scheduled for November 26.

While bouncing between election battleground states while realigning his Make America Great Again movement to its original form — a presidential campaign — the 78-year-old former president was shot in the ear while speaking at an outdoor campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump recovered quickly and attended the GOP convention in Philadelphia in August, only to learn of a possible second attempt on his life after a gunman was discovered outside one of his Florida golf courses in September.

Nowhere was Trump's grip on power over the Republican Party more evident than at the 2024 GOP convention. He easily defeated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as his vice president Mike Pence, his former cabinet member Nikki Haley and other contenders for the party's nomination. Trump opted not to participate in all primary debates and still maintained a double-digit lead over all challengers during his two-year candidacy.

Trump's nearly two-year campaign for the 2024 race – he announced his candidacy on November 15, 2022 – has continued his aggressive rallying style and populist messages, this time using his rallies as a platform to air complaints about his legal challenges and the 2020 elections. before his loyal followers.

Trump continued to lie about the 2020 election, claiming it was stolen by Democrats in a so-called “Big Lie” that took hold among his masses. He also staunchly defended the MAGA supporters who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as the 2020 vote was being certified by Congress. The financial cost of the president-elect's lies about the 2020 election has hovered toward $1 billion by the end of 2023.

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