Donald
Trump sensationally won the White House race this morning as Hillary
Clinton phoned him at 2.30am to concede she had lost.
She
made the private call shortly after sending her campaign chairman to
give her supporters exactly the opposite message, that it was not over -
a humiliating and bizarre end to a political career which had put her
on the verge of being the first female president.
Instead a jubilant Trump headquarters erupted in cheers as the news broke.
At
Trump headquarters, running mate Mike Pence was first to take the stage
and said: 'This is a historic night. The American people have spoken
and the American people have elected their new champion.'
To
chants of USA he said: 'I come to this moment deeply humbled, grateful
to God for his amazing grace. I am mostly grateful to our
president-elect, whose leadership and vision will make America great
again.
Winner: Trump took to the stage
shortly before 3am in New York. Surrounded by his family he thanks
Hillary Clinton for her service - the first signs of trying to change
the tone after a divisive election
With the family: Trump walked on to
stage with his wife Melania at his side, their son Barron, and
immediately behind Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner
'Let
me say, it's my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to you
the President-Elect of the United States of America - Donald Trump.'
Trump took to the stage at 2.38 am.
'Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business,' he said.
'I
just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us on
our victory and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard
fought campaign. She fought very hard.
'Hillary
has worked very long and very hard over a very long period of time. We
owe her a debt of gratitude and I mean that very sincerely.'
Trump
went on: 'For those who have chosen not to support me in the past – of
which there were a few people – I am reaching out to you for your
guidance and your help so that we can unify our great country.
'As
I have said from the beginning, ours is not a campaign but a great
movement, made up of millions of hard-working men and women.'
'No
dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our
future is beyond our reach. America will no longer settle for less than
the best,' he added.
'We must reclaim our country's destiny and be brave and bold and daring.
'I
want to ell the world community that while we will always put America's
interests first, we will deal dairly with everyone. Everyone.
'We will seek common ground, not hostility, partnership, not hostility.
'I
have spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential
in people and projects all over the world. That is now what I have to
do.
'I have gotten to know our country so well. Tremendous potential. It's going to be a beautiful thing.
'The
forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. We
are going to fix our inner cities. We are going to rebuild our
infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none, and we
will putmillions of our people to work as we rebuild it.
'We
will also – finally – take care of our great veterans who have been so
loyal, and I have gotten to know so many over this 18-month journey.'
The
bizarre ending to Clinton's political career came after Trump
confounded pollsters at every turn, capturing one 'swing' state after
another in a line of toppled dominoes that stretched across three time
zones and now ends at the White House.
The
last to fall was the Keystone State - after Florida, North Carolina,
Georgia and Wisconsin all went to the Republican. That gave him 274
votes in the electoral college - the winner is the first to achieve 270.
He is also winning in the popular vote by a more than one per cent margin.
But
Clinton is clearly gearing up to go to court across the country to try
to force recounts in close-fought precincts and counties in the hope of
grinding out a victory.
It
is precisely the divisive end to the election she accused Trump of
planning when he said last month that he may not accept the result.
If
her beyond-the-eleventh-hour tactic fails, Clinton is contemplating the
ruins of her career, a promise of a full-scale investigation into her
and Bill's charity and personal riches by a special prosecutor, and the
Democrats locked out of not just the White House but both houses of
Congress.
There will be a Republican lock on the Supreme Court which could last a generation.
She
made the private call shortly after sending her campaign chairman to
give her supporters exactly the opposite message, that it was not over -
a humiliating and bizarre end to a political career which had put her
on the verge of being the first female president.
Instead a jubilant Trump headquarters erupted in cheers as the news broke.
At
Trump headquarters, running mate Mike Pence was first to take the stage
and said: 'This is a historic night. The American people have spoken
and the American people have elected their new champion.'
To
chants of USA he said: 'I come to this moment deeply humbled, grateful
to God for his amazing grace. I am mostly grateful to our
president-elect, whose leadership and vision will make America great
again.
Winner: Trump took to the stage
shortly before 3am in New York. Surrounded by his family he thanks
Hillary Clinton for her service - the first signs of trying to change
the tone after a divisive election
With the family: Trump walked on to
stage with his wife Melania at his side, their son Barron, and
immediately behind Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner
'Let
me say, it's my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to you
the President-Elect of the United States of America - Donald Trump.'
Trump took to the stage at 2.38 am.
'Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business,' he said.
'I
just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us on
our victory and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard
fought campaign. She fought very hard.
'Hillary
has worked very long and very hard over a very long period of time. We
owe her a debt of gratitude and I mean that very sincerely.'
Trump
went on: 'For those who have chosen not to support me in the past – of
which there were a few people – I am reaching out to you for your
guidance and your help so that we can unify our great country.
'As
I have said from the beginning, ours is not a campaign but a great
movement, made up of millions of hard-working men and women.'
'No
dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our
future is beyond our reach. America will no longer settle for less than
the best,' he added.
'We must reclaim our country's destiny and be brave and bold and daring.
'I
want to ell the world community that while we will always put America's
interests first, we will deal dairly with everyone. Everyone.
'We will seek common ground, not hostility, partnership, not hostility.
'I
have spent my entire life in business looking at the untapped potential
in people and projects all over the world. That is now what I have to
do.
'I have gotten to know our country so well. Tremendous potential. It's going to be a beautiful thing.
'The
forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. We
are going to fix our inner cities. We are going to rebuild our
infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none, and we
will putmillions of our people to work as we rebuild it.
'We
will also – finally – take care of our great veterans who have been so
loyal, and I have gotten to know so many over this 18-month journey.'
The
bizarre ending to Clinton's political career came after Trump
confounded pollsters at every turn, capturing one 'swing' state after
another in a line of toppled dominoes that stretched across three time
zones and now ends at the White House.
The
last to fall was the Keystone State - after Florida, North Carolina,
Georgia and Wisconsin all went to the Republican. That gave him 274
votes in the electoral college - the winner is the first to achieve 270.
He is also winning in the popular vote by a more than one per cent margin.
But
Clinton is clearly gearing up to go to court across the country to try
to force recounts in close-fought precincts and counties in the hope of
grinding out a victory.
It
is precisely the divisive end to the election she accused Trump of
planning when he said last month that he may not accept the result.
If
her beyond-the-eleventh-hour tactic fails, Clinton is contemplating the
ruins of her career, a promise of a full-scale investigation into her
and Bill's charity and personal riches by a special prosecutor, and the
Democrats locked out of not just the White House but both houses of
Congress.
There will be a Republican lock on the Supreme Court which could last a generation.
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