WASHINGTON DC: Former President Donald Trump has been projected to win the 2024 presidential election, securing his second term in the White House.
In a stunning outcome, Trump triumphed over Vice President Kamala Harris, making him the 47th President of the United States, according to Fox News.
His victory comes after a remarkable and tumultuous election cycle, marked by unprecedented events and two assassination attempts on his life.
Trump will become the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland, who last held this distinction in 1892, making him just the second president in U.S. history to achieve this feat.
Originally elected in 2016, Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and campaigned on the promise to “Make America Great Again.”
After losing his bid for re-election to Joe Biden in 2020 amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Trump has now reclaimed the presidency in 2024, renewing his slogan with a slightly altered message: “Make America Great Once Again.”
Trump officially launched his campaign for a second term on November 15, 2022, just after the midterm elections.
Throughout his campaign, he highlighted the shortcomings of the Biden-Harris administration, especially criticizing the reversal of his key policies, which he argued contributed to rising inflation and a worsening border crisis.
Despite facing a crowded Republican primary field, Trump quickly emerged as the clear frontrunner, defeating all his rivals—who ultimately endorsed him for the presidency—and winning every primary contest.
For much of the campaign, Trump was pitted against President Biden, who was running for a second term.
However, after a disastrous performance in their first debate in June, Biden faced increasing pressure from Democratic insiders to suspend his re-election campaign, which he did by July.
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