All signs point to Donald Trump

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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It's still early in Washington DC but in a remarkable and unprecedented night Donald Trump looks set to be on the verge of the greatest comeback in political history. He's on course to pick up the key swing states he needs to secure a return to the White House. How has he managed it? And what does it mean for America and the world?

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0:00.0	The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.
0:08.4	This is a global player original podcast.
0:12.0	Elon Musk is calling it game, set and match for Trump.
0:17.1	Anyone for tennis this morning?
0:19.0	Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were seen to be neck and neck when this race started, when polling day began.
0:25.6	But at the end of the night, not so much.
0:28.6	Donald Trump looks on course to become the 47th President of the United States with all the change that that heralds. Welcome to the news
0:40.3	agents. The newsagents. It's John. It's Emily. It's Lewis. And what an evening. And this,
0:50.7	roughly speaking, is the story of this evening.
1:01.0	So it's 20 past 9 in the evening here in Washington, 20 past 2 in the morning in the UK.
1:05.0	There is no blowout election victory for either side.
1:06.7	It is close, very close.
1:10.5	We haven't had a call yet on any of the key swing states. New York Times latest tracker has it just leaning Trump as like the victim.
1:17.5	It's now quarter to 11 in the evening in D.C., quarter to four in the morning in London.
1:23.6	I said a bit ago that it was looking a bit dodgy for Kamala Harris, but too close.
1:30.0	It is now looking really dismal and Donald Trump looks like he is on course to be back in
1:37.0	the White House on January the 20th next year.
1:42.1	It's quarter to five in the morning in the UK, a quarter to midnight in Washington, B.C.
1:47.6	And we're now seeing some decisive results.
1:51.4	North Carolina has gone to Trump.
1:53.8	Georgia, Trump now has an insurmountable lead.
1:57.5	And in the blue wall of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, Trump is doing really well.
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