Trump Wins US Presidential Election
2024-11-07
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1Former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to earn a new four-year term as the country's leader.
2Trump secured at least 277 of the 538 available electoral votes in Tuesday's election.
3In the U.S. system, the presidential vote is counted in the states.
4Trump's victories in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin gave him a majority of Electoral College votes, which decide the U.S. presidency.
5Trump becomes the first U.S. leader to win two terms that are not consecutive since Grover Cleveland in 1892.
6Trump claimed victory early Wednesday as he thanked his supporters at a campaign event in Florida.
7"This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before, and, frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time," Trump said.
8He promised to "fix our borders" and "fix everything in our country."
9Trump also said he would work to provide a "strong, safe and prosperous America."
10A Harris campaign official told a crowd of her supporters in Washington that she would not speak to the gathering but would speak later Wednesday.
11Republican Party wins Tuesday extended to Congress.
12The party won a majority in the Senate with at least 51 of 100 seats.
13Control of the House of Representatives, which is currently held by Republicans, was not yet clearly decided early Wednesday.
14World leaders offered congratulations to Trump after news media projections showed that he had secured a clear victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
15Early Wednesday, many world leaders expressed their opinions on social media service X.
16Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first leaders of U.S. allies to send a message of support.
17He praised Trump's "historic return," saying it would strengthen "the great alliance between Israel and America."
18Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Trump the "Heartiest congratulations."
19Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Trump's policy of "peace through strength."
20He added, "This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer."
21NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was looking forward to working with Trump to "advance peace through strength" through the military alliance.
22French President Emmanuel Macron offered congratulations, saying he is "ready to work together as we did for four years...with your conviction and mine."
23British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. leader in defense of shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.
24President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised the "true partnership" between the European Union and the United States.
25And Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban called Trump's victory the "biggest comeback in US political history."
26Trump is expected to be inaugurated for a new term on January 20.
27I'm Jill Robbins.
1Former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to earn a new four-year term as the country's leader. 2Trump secured at least 277 of the 538 available electoral votes in Tuesday's election. In the U.S. system, the presidential vote is counted in the states. Trump's victories in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin gave him a majority of Electoral College votes, which decide the U.S. presidency. Trump becomes the first U.S. leader to win two terms that are not consecutive since Grover Cleveland in 1892. 3Trump claimed victory early Wednesday as he thanked his supporters at a campaign event in Florida. 4"This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before, and, frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time," Trump said. 5He promised to "fix our borders" and "fix everything in our country." 6Trump also said he would work to provide a "strong, safe and prosperous America." 7A Harris campaign official told a crowd of her supporters in Washington that she would not speak to the gathering but would speak later Wednesday. 8Republican Party wins Tuesday extended to Congress. The party won a majority in the Senate with at least 51 of 100 seats. Control of the House of Representatives, which is currently held by Republicans, was not yet clearly decided early Wednesday. 9World leaders offer congratulations 10World leaders offered congratulations to Trump after news media projections showed that he had secured a clear victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. 11Early Wednesday, many world leaders expressed their opinions on social media service X. 12Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first leaders of U.S. allies to send a message of support. He praised Trump's "historic return," saying it would strengthen "the great alliance between Israel and America." 13Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Trump the "Heartiest congratulations." 14Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Trump's policy of "peace through strength." He added, "This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer." 15NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was looking forward to working with Trump to "advance peace through strength" through the military alliance. 16French President Emmanuel Macron offered congratulations, saying he is "ready to work together as we did for four years...with your conviction and mine." 17British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. leader in defense of shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. 18President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised the "true partnership" between the European Union and the United States. 19And Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban called Trump's victory the "biggest comeback in US political history." 20Trump is expected to be inaugurated for a new term on January 20. 21I'm Jill Robbins. 22Mario Ritter, Jr. adapted this report for VOA Learning English from reports from VOANEWS.COM. 23______________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25consecutive -adj. one after the other 26prosperous -adj. having continuing success, growth and finding favor 27focus -v. to center one's attention on something 28projection -n. an estimate of what will happen in the future 29principle -n. a moral rule about right and wrong 30advance -v. to bring forward or support the development of something 31enterprise -n. activity that involves hard work and is usually related to business activities and industry 32What do you think of this story? We want to hear from you. Our comment policy is here.