Republican nominee Donald Trump has been re-elected as President. By the end of the presidential election, Trump received 312 electoral votes, with 75 million voters (50.1%) supporting him. Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, received 226 electoral votes with 72 million voters (48.2%) supporting her. Trump won key battle states Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona and Michigan, handing him another term in office and winning the popular vote.
The nomination of Trump also comes alongside the news of a Republican victory in the Senate and House- giving them sweeping control of all arms of Congress. The election, which was speculated to be an extremely “close-call” ended up becoming a relatively quick victory for the Republicans, with results being declared by 2:00 a.m. on November 6th.
Trump took to the stage with his family at his Mar-A-Lago base in Florida to celebrate his inauguration, vowing to usher in the “golden age of America.” and promised his supporters that he would “not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America.”
On November 6th, Harris delivered a concession speech at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington, D.C. accepting her loss and urging her supporters to accept the results of the elections. She pledged to continue to fight for democracy, equality and justice claiming, “sometimes the fight takes a while. That doesn’t mean we won’t win.”
Olivia LaMonte is a Senior Sociology major and a News writer at The Retriever. Contact Olivia at olamont1@umbc.edu
