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Trump makes historic return to the White House
Donald Trump succeeded in his bet to return to the White House on Wednesday, thanks to a clear victory which caused a shock wave and plunged the United States and the world into uncertainty. The Republican's comeback is all the more more extraordinary than his third campaign was marked by two assassination attempts, four indictments and a criminal conviction. The country expected to experience days of waiting as the polls gave Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck elbow. But it ultimately only took a few hours to know the outcome of the American presidential election. The former president quickly won the two disputed states of North Carolina and Georgia, before Pennsylvania served as a springboard, and that Wisconsin does not bury the Democrats' last hopes. “I'm happy this morning,” Mark Perry told AFP. This Donald Trump voter from Indiana now says “pray for unity” and hopes to see strong economic measures quickly. In his victory speech, Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, appealed for this “unity”, urging Americans to put “the divisions of the last four years behind us”. campaign, assailed his rival with insults and accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of the country”. Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has not appeared since the results, is due to speak during the day. – Judged on his “acts” -Donald Trump received a shower of congratulations from foreign officials, from the French Emmanuel Macron to the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky via the Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has not planned to congratulate Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin, specifying that the latter would be judged on his “actions”. While awaiting the results of the last five states, the 78-year-old Republican had a total of 277 electors against 224 for his rival. The threshold is 270 to win this election by indirect suffrage. And he also seems on the verge of winning the popular vote, which would be a first for him. If Donald Trump's return to the White House plunges millions of Americans, especially in rural areas, in the euphoria, as many others were stunned on Wednesday, anguished by his increasingly harsh rhetoric. Freddy Lane, a 29-year-old New Yorker, was in shock: “It fucking sucks.” This young developer says he is “worried” to see “even more hatred” spreading in the country. Donald Trump, the second American president to win two non-consecutive terms, left the White House in chaos four years ago, without recognize his defeat. On January 6, 2021, hundreds of his supporters stormed the Capitol, temple of American democracy, to try to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory. But the Republican tribune succeeded, as in 2016, to convince Americans that he understood their daily difficulties better than anyone. Or better, in any case, than Kamala Harris who led a lightning campaign after the spectacular withdrawal of Joe Biden from the race. Still, this second presidency of Donald Trump, with its unpredictable nature, could be the sign of great upheavals. It provokes already a whirlwind on world markets, between record bitcoin, soaring dollar, rollercoaster on European stock indices and opening with fanfare on Wall Street. On the economy, Donald Trump wants to “steal jobs from other countries” cuts in taxes and customs duties. Very critical of the billions of dollars released for Ukraine, he promised to resolve this conflict even before taking the oath – a prospect that gives Kiev a cold sweat. – Expulsion of migrants – 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 has pledged to once again slam the door on the Paris Agreement and drill for oil “at all costs”. The billionaire has proposed the “largest operation” ever seen to expel migrants, from day one. It remains much more vague when it comes to the right to abortion, considerably weakened by judges on 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. It remains to be seen whether his party retains the House of Representatives. So far few details have filtered out on the casting of the future Trump administration. With a notable exception for billionaire Elon Musk, who spent more than $110 million on the Republican's campaign. By electing Donald Trump, the Americans decided to place a 78-year-old man at the helm of the world's leading power. In January, he will become the oldest president to take the oath of office. A convicted criminal, whose sentence is due on November 26 in a case of hidden payments to a pornographic film star. It is still too early to say what effect his election will have on his legal torments, he who risks prison in several cases. cjc-tib/ev
