Trump reclaims White House with 292 Electoral Votes

Trump reclaims White House with 292 Electoral Votes

By Vijay Narayan , Marika Rasekaseka
Thursday 07/11/2024
Source: Toronto Star

Former President Donald Trump has returned to the US presidency role after winning 292 votes, ahead of Kamala Harris, who had 224 votes.

Trump secured a second term after a tumultuous journey marked by criminal convictions, assassination attempts, and accusations of authoritarianism.

Despite the controversy, Trump tapped into voter frustrations over the economy and immigration to defeat Vice President Harris and mount a historic political comeback.

His win signals deepening divisions, as his promises to overhaul the government, tighten border security and boost American manufacturing resonated with millions who feel the American dream is slipping away.

Trump's victory saw him reclaim the White House with a sweeping Electoral College win, flip key states and secure a Senate majority for Republicans.

He now serves as the 47th president, four years after reluctantly leaving office as the 45th, and becomes the first politician since Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s to lose re-election to the White House and later mount a successful run.

Source: New York Times

Trump projected to win Kentucky, Kamala Harris will win Vermont

Trump has 8 electoral votes, Harris has 3

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The first US election results are in, with CNN projecting Kamala Harris will win Vermont and Donald Trump will win Kentucky.

Trump has 8 eletoral votes so far while Harris has 3.

Harris and Trump each need at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Nevada are seen as pivotal to their path to victory.

Stay with us for updates.

[Source : cnn]

Early US polls close but key swing states are still in the final hours of voting

Trump posts an allegation of election cheating

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Early US polls have closed but key swing states are still in the final hours of voting.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has cast his ballot in Florida as Kamala Harris made an appearance at a Washington DC phone bank, amid a number of fake bomb threats at polling stations across the country.

Donald Trump has already taken to his social media platform of choice, Truth Social to post an allegation of election cheating.

It's a claim that was debunked within minutes by the Philadephia DA on Twitter but no doubt we will see lots of back and forth on this issue over the coming hours.

The ABC NEWS Verify team is staying across multiple social media platforms throughout the day to keep across mis- and disinformation as it comes to hand.

Exit polls in booths across the country are early indications of where the election could end up as observers ask voters where they stand after they've cast their vote.

In Nevada, 46 percent of people viewed Trump favourably versus 45 per cent who backed Harris.

In Arizona, both candidates were at 46 percent.

In Pennsylvania, one of the most crucial swing states, 47 percent of voters backed Trump while Harris had 46 percent.

Georgian voters favoured Harris three percentage points higher (49 percent) than Trump (46 percent).

In parts of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, almost a third of voters were angry about the direction of the country.

[Source : abc.net.au]

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