Election Results (Part 2): Donald Trump Elected President
Americast
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4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election.
He's already delivered a victory speech in Florida in front of his supporters where he hailed a "magnificent victory" as leaders from around the globe have begun sending their congratulations to Trump.
On a stunning night for the Republican Party, they also took back control of the Senate and are leading in the House of Representatives, although several races are still undecided.
How did Trump achieve such a huge victory, and where does this leave the Democratic Party?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Donald Trump has won. |
| 0:06.1 | He has done it. |
| 0:06.9 | And well before he had done it, he had already declared victory. |
| 0:11.6 | And frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. |
| 0:20.5 | There's never been anything like this in this country and |
| 0:22.8 | maybe be able. And now it's going to reach a new level of importance because we're going to |
| 0:30.9 | help our country heal. We're going to help our country heal. We have a country that |
| 0:36.7 | needs help and it needs help very heal. We have a country that needs help, |
| 0:39.0 | and it needs help very badly. It's astonishing, isn't it? Probably the greatest political |
| 0:43.9 | comeback in American history. Donald Trump, back in the White House, after he was ejected |
| 0:50.6 | from it by the voters four years ago, tried to cling on to power, watch these supporters |
| 0:55.3 | storm the Capitol, left in disgrace, and now he's been elected back. This is not something |
| 1:01.7 | we expected to see happen so dramatically or so quickly. Welcome to AmeriCast. Americaast. AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 1:13.8 | There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet I had God on my side. |
| 1:18.8 | So I decided the best way forward is the past the torch for a new generation. |
| 1:22.5 | You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? |
| 1:25.1 | We're effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies. |
| 1:29.3 | You know it, you feel it. |
| 1:30.3 | These guys are creepy and yes, just weird as hell. |
| 1:33.3 | Let Trumpomania run wild, brother. |
| 1:36.3 | Let us choose joy! Hello, it's Anthony in Washington, D.C. |
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