Trump Storms Back: The Triumphant Return of ‘America First
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In the US presidential election, candidate <a href="https://www.newsdirectory3.com/20-days-to-the-us-presidential-election-unmasking-the-hidden-harris-and-shy-trump-phenomena-whats-fact-and-whats-fiction/" title="20 Days to the US Presidential Election: Unmasking the 'Hidden Harris' and 'Shy Trump' Phenomena – What's Fact and What's Fiction”>Trump defeated candidate Harris and was re-elected.
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Let’s talk about the meaning of this presidential election, which marks the election of the oldest president and the return of ‘America First‘, with Washington correspondent Kim Jae-yong.
Correspondent Kim, although the vote counting has not been completely completed, it was a larger-than-expected victory.
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It was a landslide victory, winning both the electoral college and the number of votes.
Although counting is still ongoing, the number of votes is currently nearly 5 million more.
The number of electoral votes secured so far has increased to 291.
In the Senate and House elections held together, the majority party in the Senate has already been confirmed, and there is a high possibility of a majority party in the House of Representatives as well.
Trump, who controlled both the executive branch and Congress, declared victory with his campaign slogan.
Let’s listen for a moment.
[도널드 트럼프/미국 공화당 대선후보]
“We will make America safe, strong, prosperous, powerful and free again.”
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Since he returned to the White House after four years, where should Trump’s driving force lie?
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The issues were the economy, democracy, abortion rights, and borders.
But looking at the results, the key was ultimately the economy.
The argument that the economy was better under Trump received better scores, and conversely, inflation became the biggest obstacle preventing the Biden Harris administration from coming back to power.
Trump’s pledge to “make America great, strong, prosperous, and safe,” repeated like the refrain of a popular song, symbolizes the return of America first and transaction-oriented international relations.
On the other hand, the democracy and abortion rights that the Harris camp emphasized were appealing, but did not receive the majority of votes necessary for victory.
Trump is the first person to win the next election after failing to be re-elected since the 22nd and 24th Presidents Grover Cleveland 132 years ago.
Trump will be officially inaugurated on January 20th next year following the Electoral College vote and confirmation by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Has candidate Harris’s speech accepting his defeat been released?
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Candidate Harris reportedly congratulated President-elect Trump today and discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for everyone.
He is also scheduled to visit his alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C., to give a speech shortly, and it is expected to be a speech accepting defeat.
NBC reports that President Biden is expected to call President-elect Trump soon to congratulate him and deliver a separate speech.
Meanwhile, former President Bush, who was a Republican but did not have a good relationship with Trump, issued a statement saying, “I wished the new leader success,” AP reported. However, he said that he did not praise Trump even though he wished for success.
This has been reported so far from Washington.
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