Trump secures presidency as Republicans gain senate control
According to CNN, Donald Trump has already secured enough electoral votes to become the president-elect. The station reports that the Republican candidate has 276 votes secured, surpassing the 270 votes needed to win. According to CNN, Kamala Harris has obtained 223 electoral votes. The Associated Press has also declared Trump's victory.
CNN reports that the victory was decided by the results from Wisconsin, where Trump gained the majority after 99 per cent of the votes were counted. "It’s official. CNN predicts Donald Trump has been elected president, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris," announced the station’s presenter.
Meanwhile, according to AP calculations, the Republican candidate has obtained 277 electoral votes, seven more than the required minimum, while the Democratic Party candidate, Kamala Harris, currently has 224 electoral votes, according to AP.
CNN reminds us that Trump is the second U.S. president to return to the White House after a break. In the 19th century, Grover Cleveland was the first to achieve this.
Not just presidential elections. A great triumph for Republicans
Winning the presidential elections is not everything. According to the Associated Press, Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate.
It is still unknown what the Republicans' majority in the Senate will be or whether they will maintain the majority in the House of Representatives.
