Who's sending Trump back to the White House and why?
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🗓️ 7 November 2024
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Summary
But as election night progressed, it became clear former President Donald Trump was on a path to victory. So much so, that before anything was official, he thanked his supporters from his campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach.
And then, Wednesday morning at about 5:30, it became official when the Associated Press called Wisconsin for Trump. We're still awaiting final tallies, but it appears Trump is on track to win the popular vote for the first time.
Trump's agenda for a second term will be dissected over and over in the days ahead. Today, we break down how America sent him back to office --- how Trump won in 2024.
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| 0:00.0 | The last time Donald Trump declared victory in a presidential election, it was a lie. |
| 0:06.7 | We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. |
| 0:12.7 | He was speaking at the White House deep into election night 2020, with many decisive states still too close to call. |
| 0:20.3 | Of course, Joe Biden would go on to win. |
| 0:23.0 | Trump would spend weeks trying to overturn that win, |
| 0:25.9 | and a crowd of his supporters would try to stop Congress from certifying that win |
| 0:30.0 | with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. |
| 0:33.0 | This time around, when Trump addressed his supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, |
| 0:37.2 | the election was very clearly going his way. |
| 0:40.4 | This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again. |
| 0:50.6 | And now President-elect Trump can reasonably claim he has a mandate, one he plans to get busy in acting. |
| 0:58.2 | I will govern by a simple motto, promises made, promises kept. We're going to keep our promises. |
| 1:05.5 | Those promises include massive tariffs on imports. |
| 1:09.1 | We're going to lose a trillion dollars in deficits to China. A trillion. That's not imports. We're going to lose a trillion dollars in deficits to China. |
| 1:12.4 | A trillion. That's not sustainable. |
| 1:14.7 | We're going to turn it all around, and we're going to do it through taxation and tariffs. |
| 1:19.6 | It will be done in 24 hours, and it'll change the whole planet. |
| 1:23.6 | Trump claims other countries will bear the costs of this tariff. |
| 1:27.6 | Economists say they will raise costs for U.S. consumers and increase inflation. |
| 1:33.1 | Trump has also promised that on day one, he will, quote, seal the border with Mexico and... |
| 1:38.5 | I will begin the largest deportation operation in the history of our country. |
| 1:43.4 | Immigration advocates warn his plan could create chaos for legal U.S. citizens and could cause |
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