Summary

Donald Trump has won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, marking a historic comeback as the first convicted criminal and the oldest person elected to the office.

His victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, who aimed to make history as the first female Black and South Asian American president, shocked observers and demonstrated enduring support for his populist, nativist platform.

Despite criminal convictions and ongoing controversies, Trump’s base remained loyal, propelling him past 270 electoral votes with a decisive win in Wisconsin.

His win raises concerns about future U.S. domestic and foreign policies, as he promises sweeping immigration crackdowns, “retribution” against political enemies, and domestic military deployments.

  • OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    What the fuck is wrong with this country. After his first term, after watching this shambling fucking skeleton of hate and vitriol decompose in front of us for the next four years. What the fuck is wrong with this country

    • Mac@mander.xyz
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      12 days ago

      Misogynists and racists either didn’t vote or voted for the white man, even if they didn’t like him.

      • EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml
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        12 days ago

        It’s always someone else’s fault and never the person that abandoned, ignored and smeared huge chunks of their voter base.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    don’t blame the voters when Harris refused to bring more to the table other than ‘Not Trump’ and helping people get mortgages on overpriced real estate, and propping up the oil/fracking industry, restrictive border policy

    guess people were not able to see the difference at that point and that is not on voters

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        12 days ago

        in the same boat plus worse than your kids not even allowed to vote either

        but it was on Harris to put out a better alternative

        she came out as Trump Lite with similar policies and that is what lost the election

        Harris could have taken what she was given and rolled right through to a landslide victory but instead she courted Republicans and advertised the same tired old politics