Kamala Harris pledged Wednesday to “help” Donald Trump after the Republican’s comeback to the White House. The Republican’s clear victory caused a shock wave in the United States and around the world.
“We must accept the results of this election,” launched combatively the Democratic vice-president, who was soundly defeated by the tribune.
The resounding return of the Republican billionaire is all the more extraordinary as his third campaign was marked by two assassination attempts, four indictments and a criminal conviction.
The country expected a long wait as the polls showed the two candidates neck and neck. In the end, the case was closed within a few hours.
The former president brought down the most contested states one by one, burying the hopes of the Democrats.
“Unit”
In his victory speech on Wednesday, Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, launched a call for “unity” after having himself agonized his rival with insults during the campaign.
The Republican has not spoken publicly since, but according to his team, he reiterated the need to “unify the country” during a telephone exchange with Kamala Harris.
According to the American executive, Donald Trump also received congratulations from Joe Biden, who invited the billionaire to the White House.
The 81-year-old Democratic leader will address the nation on Thursday to discuss the election results.
How can we reconcile these two Americas that everything separates?
If the Republican’s return to the White House plunges millions of Americans, particularly in rural areas, into euphoria, many others are stunned, distressed by his increasingly harsh rhetoric.
Donald Trump, the second American president to win two non-consecutive terms in more than a century, left the White House in 2021 without recognizing his defeat. His supporters then attacked the Capitol, causing unimaginable chaos.
But the Republican tribune managed, as in 2016, to convince Americans that he understood their daily difficulties better than anyone.
Better, in any case, than Kamala Harris who had to lead a lightning campaign after the spectacular withdrawal of Joe Biden in July.
Calls from Macron and Netanyahu
The elected president received a shower of congratulations from foreign leaders, who did not even wait for his victory to be made official to congratulate him. An eagerness which betrays the excitement of many capitals, where the memory of the repeated crises of his first mandate remains vivid.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump spoke with Emmanuel Macron, during a telephone call where they expressed – according to the French presidency – their “desire to work for the return of peace” in the face of the “major international crises underway”, as well as ‘with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with whom he discussed the “Iranian threat”.
The election of Donald Trump is already causing a whirlwind on the world markets, between record bitcoin, soaring dollar, roller coaster on the European stock indices and closing with fanfare on Wall Street.
What will Trump 2.0 look like?
On the economy, Donald Trump promised to “steal jobs from other countries” through tax cuts and customs duties.
Very critical of the billions of dollars released for Ukraine, he committed to resolving this conflict even before taking the oath – a prospect that gives Kiev a cold sweat.
The war in the Middle East will also be resolved quickly, assures the real estate magnate, who also did not explain how.
A notorious climate skeptic, the Republican said he would once again slam the door on the Paris Agreement.
He also proposed the “largest operation” ever to deport migrants, on day one.
Donald Trump remains much more vague when it comes to the right to abortion, considerably weakened by judges to the Supreme Court whom he prides himself on having appointed.
The new president will be able to rely on the Senate, which the Republicans took back from the Democrats. His party is also in a good position to retain control of the House of Representatives, which would give Donald Trump full powers in Washington.
The unpredictable nature of the septuagenarian, who will become the oldest American president to take the oath, fuels all the speculation
Democrats are concerned about his growing threats against an “enemy within” and his thirst for revenge.
This article was automatically published. Sources: ats / afp
