- Former President Donald Trump has won the 2024 election and returned to the White House
- Trump defeated Kamala Harris in some key states, including Texas and Florida, and gained a lead over the Democratic candidate
- In his victory speech, Trump described the victory as a historic moment, given that the Republican candidate is also expected to win the popular vote.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump He won the 2024 US election and became the 47th president of the United States.
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Donald Trump is approaching 270 electoral college votes
Trump won the state of Pennsylvania, which was often described as a key battleground in the battle for the White House.
After winning the state of Pennsylvania, Trump has received 266 electoral college votes, a big blow to Kamala Harris' dream of becoming the first female president.
With 266 Electoral College votes, Trump now needs just four votes from the remaining states to be officially declared president-elect.
What Donald Trump said in his victory speech
In his speech, Trump thanked the citizens of United States who voted for him in large numbers and promised to fulfill all his election campaign promises.
“We will help our country heal, we have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. I want to thank the American people for the great honor of being elected as your 47th president and your 45th president. We will turn the country around and make it unique. It lost a little something called 'special' by far and we will do our best to restore it. 'will have to shut down,' Trump said.
Trump further admitted that the political race against Harris has been difficult and that “no one has ever seen before”.
“This was the biggest political movement of all time. Now it will reach a new level of importance because we are going to help our country recover,” he added.
What will Trump's victory mean for Kenya?
Kenya and the continent of Africa emphasize their demands on the election, the results of which tend to affect the development of countries in the third world.
Many Africans have taken sides; some prefer Harris to Trump due to his policies considered to be light in important areas that affect the continent and others in the southern part of the world.
Trump campaigned under the banner of “Make America Great Again”; he maintains that the immigrants in the country deprived the citizens of opportunities.
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