Donald J. Trump rode a national fury against the political status quo
all the way to the White House, winning the election Tuesday to become
the 45th president of the United States.
In an implausible triumph after breaking seemingly every rule of
presidential campaigning, the often-crude, often-demagogic ex-reality
show star defeated nemesis Hillary Clinton to become commander-in-chief —
and thwart the Democrat’s second shot at the White House.
In his acceptance speech, the next president promised a bright future
that is at odds with the fear and division he rode to the White House.
"I pledge to every citizen in our land that I will be president for all
Americans, and this is so important to me," Trump told a wild pack of
supporters at Manhattan's Hilton Hotel.
He insisted he would work with Americans of all backgrounds on "the
urgent task of rebuilding our nation and renewing the American dream."
Trump said Clinton called him to concede, and he commended his opponent on her service to America.
But Clinton never spoke to supporters. As Trump took the electoral
lead, Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta offered false hope to
defeated supporters at the Jacob Javits Center.
“They’re still voting and every vote should count,” Podesta said as the polls burst in Trump's favor.
Trump, the one-time long shot in a crowded Republican primary field,
scored a trifecta of triumphs in three major swing states by sweeping
Ohio, Florida and North Carolina.
Both candidates devoted major time and effort in Florida and North
Carolina in the final days of the campaign, with Trump capturing the two
key Southern battleground states. He added the seemingly solid
Democratic stronghold of Pennsylvania early Wednesday.
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