Donald Trump Promises to ‘Heal America’ Following Victory in U.S. Presidential Election

Hours before he was formally proclaimed the victor of the 2024 US presidential election, Donald Trump announced his return to the White House while speaking in Florida.

As he spoke to his ecstatic fans in Florida, Donald Trump announced that he had won the US election.

He said to crowds in West Palm Beach just hours before he was officially declared the 2024 election winner: “Look what happened – is this crazy?” – adding: “I would like to express my gratitude to the American people for the incredible honor of electing me as your 47th president.

“I will fight for you, your family, and your future. Every single day, I will fight for you with every breath in my body.”

He declared to the audience that it was a “magnificent victory for the American people” and that he had also won the popular vote, which he had not been able to do in his presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020.

After what was expected to be a close contest, Mr. Trump has now been formally declared the victor of the election, defeating Democratic challenger Kamala Harris.

With his election, the Republican becomes the first presidential candidate to be elected president who has a criminal record.

 

“Winning the popular vote was very nice, it’s a great feeling of love,” he remarked in his closing remarks.

 

“This will truly be the golden age of America,” the 78-year-old also declared to his fans.

Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are crucial battleground states that Mr. Trump has won and is ahead in.

After defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, Mr. Trump was running for a second term in the White House.

The Senate has been confirmed to be won by the Republican Party, but the House is still up for grabs.

Mr. Trump remarked, “We overcame obstacles that no one thought possible,” while his “amazing” children and “my beautiful wife Melania” stood by him.

He reiterated his pledge to crack down on illegal immigration throughout his remarks. “We’re going to help our country heal, we have a country that needs help and it needs help very badly,” he added.

At a rally in Pennsylvania back in July, Mr. Trump stated, “Many people have told me that God has spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness and now we are going to fulfill that mission together.” This seemed to be a reference to an attempted assassination on him.

According to her campaign chair, Ms. Harris will now wait until later on Wednesday to speak to her supporters.

After the polls closed, the vice president was supposed to speak at Howard University, her alma mater, but as the results started to come in, the atmosphere darkened.

“We will continue overnight to fight to make sure, every vote is counted, and every voice has spoken,” Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris campaign, told the university audiences.

Therefore, the vice president will speak to you tomorrow but not now. Tomorrow, she’ll be back here.

The world’s response to Trump’s win

International leaders have begun responding to Mr. Trump’s address. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tweeted: “Congratulations on your historic election victory, President-elect Trump.

 

“I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” he added.

 

As the closest of allies, we support one another in defending our common ideals of liberty, democracy, and business.

 

“From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”

 

Longtime Trump fan and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage tweeted: “He’s done it again. The greatest political resurgence of our time.

“Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” posted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X, who will have been closely following the election as he looks on the United States for ongoing help in his struggle against Hamas militants in Gaza.

Dear Donald and Melania Trump,

Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!

Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.

This is a huge victory!

In true friendship,… pic.twitter.com/B54NSo2BMA

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) November 6, 2024

Another leader who has been relying on fresh US backing to prevent Russia from launching a full-scale invasion of his nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, congratulated Mr. Trump on his “impressive” victory.

“I appreciate Mr. Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ approach to international affairs,” Mr. Zelenskyy said on X, adding that the idea may “bring just peace in Ukraine closer.”

 

Other leaders that congratulated Mr. Trump on his victory were Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.