Donald Trump won the race for the White House on November 5.
A victory that he described as “never before seen” from his first words.
In reality, this is not completely new, depending on the criterion taken into account.
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In his eyes, this day will go down in the history books. In front of his supporters gathered at Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, Donald Trump affirmed this Wednesday, November 6 that his victory in the race for the White House was “an exceptional victory for the Americans”. “This is unheard of in our country,” exclaimed the former president of the United States, now re-elected. Is it really that unprecedented? We checked.
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It really depends on the criterion taken into account. During his speech (new window) after claiming victory, the billionaire first mentions the “political movement” exceptional that he started. So did he win the popular vote like never before? Not according to the latest figures. According to ABC News (new window)the Republican candidate received 72 million votes. A score which is very far from surpassing that of the current President of the United States. In 2020, Joe Biden gathered 81 million voters, making it the highest score in American history.
Same if we take the percentage of votes cast. By collecting 51% of the votes cast at the time of writing, the billionaire is behind the majority of former presidents.
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It remains that the come-back of this former president who initiated the assault on the Capitol four years ago is remarkable. And can even be described as extremely rare. As the American agency Associated Press points out (new window)before Donald Trump, only one president had managed to be re-elected after suffering a defeat in the previous presidential election. Namely Grover Cleveland, who was the 22nd president after the 1884 elections and the 24th president after the 1892 campaign. Such a feat had therefore not taken place for 132 years.
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Donald Trump's return to power is therefore not really “unheard of”. But his victory after four years of absence remains rare. Finally, one last thing is indeed new. For the very first time in the history of the United States, a man convicted by criminal justice will enter the White House. In May, a New York jury found him guilty in the Stormy Daniels affair, in which he is accused of having influenced the 2016 election by paying money to this porn actress. A real first.
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