Trump Takes the Throne: Billionaire Businessman Declares Victory in Stunning Move

7:13 am: Polling stations in the USA are now closed in every state. In the Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, a mountainous island chain in the North Pacific characterized by volcanoes, voters were able to cast their ballots in person until 7 a.m. Central European Time. Shortly before that, restaurants closed in the rest of Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast. As the USA spans several time zones, the closing of the polling stations always takes several hours.

7.10 am: t-online-Reporter Bastian Brauns reports sad faces and draped flags in the area around Howard University in Washington, where Kamala Harris’s election party was to be held. Although there is still a last bit of practical optimism, the frustration among Democrat supporters is great.

One man is worried because the Republicans are likely to win the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court has a majority of conservative judges. The principle of separation of powers is no longer guaranteed. He fears that the country could develop into a dictatorship.

The man also criticizes the Democratic Party and Joe Biden. He withdrew his candidacy too late. This left too little time to examine the market value of various candidates and prepare a campaign, he said.

7:06 am: “It’s going to be four years full of bullshit,” said Darius White, t-online reporter David Schafbuch in Washington, while he was waving his USA flag alone in an empty stand. “For the next four years, if Donald Trump actually wins the election, the people who attacked the Capitol will think they own the country,” White said.