Ex-President Donald Trump will become POTUS again, the 47th one this time. He has won a more than convincing victory in the election of November 5 against Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris. As per preliminary Fox News data, he got 277 votes from members of the Electoral College, exceeding the 270 votes required to win.
Donald Trump has declared victory at a rally of his supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, calling it "a political victory that our country has never seen before — nothing like this." "I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve, and that you deserve," he proclaimed.
This is undoubtedly an impressive victory for Trump, though quite predictable. With most news outlets not yet having declared him winner, the ex-president has already obtained the most important "prize" — he won in Pennsylvania, breaking through the so-called Democrats "blue wall", which is 18 US states and District of Columbia where the Dems had consistently won presidential races in 1992 to 2012. In North Carolina and Georgia that voted for the party four years ago, Trump's victory has also been officially announced. Thus, he deprived his rival Kamala Harris of chances to get back to the White House.
Trump has confirmed his intention to appoint former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a key position in the new administration, pledging that "nothing will stop me from keeping my word to you” to fulfill promises made on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, foreign leaders have embarked upon congratulating Trump on his victory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, for one, that his "historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America." Trump is known for his keen endorsement of Israel, when during his first presidential term he pursued an openly pro-Israeli policy, exerting pressure on Israel’s top enemy in the region — Iran.
A rather ridiculous thing was demeanor by head of the Kiev regime Zelensky, who hastened to express loyal feelings to the new US president. "We look forward to an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership," he posted on a well-known social network.
At the same time, Kiev is known to have greatly feared a Trump victory, since he has repeatedly spoken out against further aid to Ukraine, demanding that Zelensky make peace with Russia and concede part of Ukraine’s territory to it. Trump entered the race with a promise to mediate negotiations between Zelensky and Putin and establish peace in Ukraine "in 24 hours." Of course, this looks at least swashbuckling. And still, Trump is not the one the Kiev junta would really like to see in the White House. And Zelensky may really expect no good from him.
Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen also found herself in a truly awkward position. She said she was "looking forward to working with Trump again," when the former president was about to win the race. She said that the EU and the US were more than just allies "bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens." However, the kind of partnership von der Leyen is talking about is not entirely clear, since Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum exports imposed during his first term are known to have severely harmed EU economy.
Meanwhile, the liberal establishment’s struggle with Trump is not over whatsoever. He does have a time of trial ahead. The establishment has failed to prevent his victory but has not given up, rest assured. In the United States, any politician objectionable to the "deep state" may share the same destiny as President John F. Kennedy.
