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Former president Donald Trump claims US presidential election as count continues (www.abc.net.au)

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In short:

Donald Trump has claimed victory in the US presidential election, saying his political movement is the greatest the world has ever seen.

The Republican candidate swamped his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in critical swing states.

What's next?

The Republicans were on track to win both chambers of congress, too, paving the way for Trump's agenda to be enacted in full.

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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Not a huge surprise so I can't say I feel particularly bad about it. This is just the reality we have to accept and live in. The best thing is that the result was relatively quick and we didn't drag it out for weeks to get here.