Donald Trump Wins elections, earned 47th president of the United States
New York, NY (Nov 6, 2024) –– Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
Trump’s win in Wisconsin put him over the 270 threshold needed to clinch the presidency.
Trump’s victory speech: In earlier election remarks at Florida’s Palm Beach Convention Center, Trump vowed not to rest “until we have delivered the strong and prosperous America.”
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye added that he was committed to strengthening the cooperation between the United States and Senegal and to working together for peace, prosperity and respect for the values shared by the two countries.
Senegal is one of the main countries of origin of African migrants crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, with a growing number of young Senegalese choosing to migrate to the U.S. rather than face more dangerous routes to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. authorities arrested 20,231 Senegalese migrants for crossing the border illegally from July to December last year, a 10-fold increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, on Wednesday praised the work of state and local election officials and the hundreds of thousands who served as poll workers on Election Day.
“As we have said repeatedly, our election infrastructure has never been more secure and the election community never better prepared to deliver safe, secure, free, and fair elections for the American people,” Easterly said. “This is what we saw yesterday in the peaceful and secure exercise of democracy.”
For all of the heady talk of democracy and the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next, a presidential transition also involves things that are less conceptual and more mundane.
That includes construction of all the temporary structures for the presidential inauguration.
In front of the White House, workers had fenced a section of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park as they constructed the Presidential Inaugural Parade Reviewing Stands. The temporary pavilion is where Trump and his family will take in the parade as it winds in front of the White House on Jan. 20.
On the National Mall, work has also begun on the inauguration platform, from where Trump will be sworn into office and address the nation. Nearly four years ago, on Jan. 6, Trump supporters rushed the Capitol and used pieces of the half-built structure to attack police officers. Workers on the site had to flee.
This year, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle gathered in September to drive the first nails for the structures, symbolizing the unity they aspired to forge amidst a divisive presidential campaign.
“We invite you to join the Harris-Walz campaign for an event with Vice President Kamala Harris today at Howard University in Washington, D.C.,” read the text. “Doors will open at 1:00 PM.”
Harris was scheduled to speak at Howard on Tuesday night and the atmosphere at the event was jubilant as initial results rolled in. As the night dragged on and it became clear that Harris would not defeat Trump, her supporters grew dour.
Cedric Richmond, Harris’ campaign co-chair, then told the audience they “won’t hear from the vice president tonight.”
