It’s over, Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. Hillary Clinton has yet to make a concession speech. President Obama has already called to congratulate Trump and invited him to the White House on Thursday. President Obama is expected to make a statement about the election some time Wednesday.
So besides making a victory speech, what does the president-elect do? Send out a tweet of course:
As the world waits to hear from Hillary Clinton, here are some of the morning headlines about Trumps victory:
New York Times: Across the World, Shock and Uncertainty at Trump’s Victory
Donald J. Trump’s stunning upset over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States has shocked the world.
His triumph holds the potential for overturning the world order. Criticisms of trade, immigration and international engagement were central to his candidacy. Mr. Trump has professed admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, called climate change a Chinese hoax, criticized the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and demanded that the nation’s allies foot more of the bill for their defense. (Follow our Politics briefing for the latest from the election.)
NPR: How Trump Won, According To The Exit Polls
Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.
That’s remarkable for all sorts of reasons: He has no governmental experience, for example. And many times during his campaign, he said things that inflamed large swaths of Americans, whether it was talking about grabbing women’s genitals or calling Mexican immigrants “rapists” and playing up crimes committed by immigrants, including drug crimes and murders.
ABC News: President-Elect Trump Addresses Crowd: ‘It Is Time for America to Bind the Wounds of Division’
President-elect Donald Trump took the stage at the Hilton Midtown in Manhattan just before 3 a.m. Wednesday to celebrate his victory, telling his supporters that Hillary Clinton had called to congratulate him.
“I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign. I mean, she fought very hard,” he said. “We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very sincerely.”
“Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division,” Trump added. “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all of Americans, and this is so important to me.”
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