The closest duel in the history of the United States was announced, Donald Trump finally easily won the presidential election. As of this Wednesday morning, the 78-year-old Republican had a total of 276 voters, beyond the threshold of 270 required to win the race for the White House. In the other camp, the defeat of Kamala Harris is bitter, she who dreamed of becoming the first woman President of the United States after the withdrawal of the outgoing Joe Biden. What went wrong in the Harris candidacy? Why did Trump win over the crowds? What does his big victory say about America today?
To debate it
Pierre Gervaisprofessor of American Civilization at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University and author of the book History of the United States from 1860 to the present
Jean-Baptiste Velut, professor of American studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and specialist in American trade policy
► To go further: How to explain Donald Trump's large victory?
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