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Special Edition: What a Trump Victory Means
Plus, what to expect from his foreign policy.
Donald Trump on election night in West Palm Beach, Florida.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times
What a Trump victory means
As Kamala Harris prepared to deliver a speech conceding defeat to Donald Trump, his supporters reveled in his resounding victory.
It will take days for a final vote count, but Trump is well on track to win the Electoral College and the national popular vote. Republicans also won the Senate, but House control has not been determined. We have live updates here.
Trump’s astonishing political comeback was powered by anxiety over inflation and illegal immigration. American voters saw him as the stronger leader for uncertain times and a proven economic champion.
“For millions of Americans who have been disillusioned with the political system, his chaotic approach has become a selling point,” my colleague Shane Goldmacher, who covered the campaign, explained in this video.
The result showed that Trump was not the historical aberration some thought he was, but instead a transformational force reshaping the U.S. in his own image. Read the analysis by Peter Baker, our chief White House correspondent.
Now, the U.S. is on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its history.
