Brandon Livesay
Reporting from Washington DC

Assassination attempts, criminal convictions and a change in political
opponent couldn’t stop Republican Donald Trump winning the 2024 US election.

Trump swept to a decisive victory on Wednesday morning after winning several crucial battleground states.

In three months’ time, the 45th president of the United States will
become the 47th at an inauguration
at the US Capitol.

It’s the same location his supporters stormed and ransacked with a goal
of stopping the certification of Joe Biden’s election on 6 January 2021.

Since then, Trump has made a remarkable
political comeback that culminated with a victory speech to a
sea of supporters wearing his iconic red MAGA caps.

“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he
said to a crowd heaving with excitement.

At the same time, hope had drained away from Kamala Harris’s supporters, who were leaving in droves from the
Democratic Party event where she was hoping to make her own victory speech.

Instead, she gave a concession speech telling tearful supporters to “never give up” on their ideals and pledging a peaceful transfer of power.

America has chosen its next leader.