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Donald Trump pulled off a stunning upset early Wednesday morning and secured his spot as the 45th president of the United States. When he’s inaugurated this upcoming January, he’ll become the oldest elected president in US history.
Previously, the oldest elected president was Ronald Reagan, who took the oath of office at the age of 69 in 1981. Donald Trump is 70 years old. Interestingly, had Hillary Clinton won election, she’d have been our second-oldest president-elect at the age of 69.
However, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to voice their opposition to Mr Trump.They shouted the slogan “Not my President”, a term that was also trending on social media.Mr Trump will become the 45th US president after securing a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.
As president-elect, Mr Trump is entitled to get the same daily intelligence briefing as President Obama, which includes information on covert US operations and other data gathered by America’s 17 intelligence agencies.Mr Trump’s team is understood to be focused on quickly filling key national security posts.But it is not yet clear who will sit in his cabinet or fill senior posts in his administration, such as chief of staff.
There are expected to be roles for Mr Christie, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, another of Mr Trump’s closest advisors, who is being linked with the role of attorney general or national security adviser.
After losses overnight as Mr Trump’s surprise victory became clear, financial markets rebounded as a feared meltdown failed to materialise.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump are locked in a tight fight in swing states as polls close across most of the US most divisive presidential election in recent history.
Early victories for both candidates were long predicted and not particularly significant, but the contest remains too close to call in the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida.
The winning candidate must secure 270 of the 538 electoral college votes to declare victory.
US television networks have projected that Republicans will retain control of the lower chamber of Congress known as the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats were up for grabs.
Clinton has a slim lead in the polls but no one was ruling out a Trump victory. A polling average by tracker site RealClearPolitics gave Clinton a 3.3-percentage point national lead.
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