Election 2024 live updates: Biden addresses nation after Trump’s historic win
President-elect Donald Trump considering appointments to second administration after Kamala Harris delivers gracious consession speech, urging supporters not to lose heart
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump is celebrating his election win by beginning the process of choosing who will join his second administration, as his conservative allies and surrogates jostle for position in the hope of securing a top role.
President Joe Biden began addressing the nation from the White House Rose Garden shortly before 11.30am ET (4.30pm GMT).
“Yesterday, I spoke with President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his victory, and I assured him, I will direct my entire administration work with his team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition,” Biden said in a short speech in front of staff and press.
Trump’s defeated adversary Kamala Harris called to congratulate him on his victory on Wednesday afternoon and subsequently delivered a concession speech at Howard University, in which she said that, while she concedes the election, she will not give up the fight that fueled her campaign.
“The fight for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and dignity of all people, and ideals at the heart of this nation… that is a fight I will never give up,” the vice president said.
That came after Trump completed a shocking political comeback by winning the election four years after leaving the White House.
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Why were the polls wrong about Trump?
Kamala Harris’s collapse Tuesday evening was shocking to many in the political press, who had expected a tight election but one that, if anything, looked to be trending in her favor heading into Election Day.
There were real — or so it was thought — signs of her impending success, analysts thought.
John Bowden looks at what went wrong:
Why the polls got it wrong on Trump — again
An embarrassing night for forecasts raises questions about how to fix broken lines of communication
Who could be in Trump’s Cabinet?
Now Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election, all eyes are on who he appoints as his top team.
The individuals selected for Cabinet positions are meant to be the president’s close allies, ideally with some interest or experience in the department they head.
But the former president has made it clear his priority will be appointing loyalists rather than those best suited for a position – a takeaway from his first administration where he faced record Cabinet turnover.
Ariana Baio reports.
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Steve Bannon floats idea of Marjorie Taylor Greene serving as head of Homeland Security
Former Trump advisor and convicted felon Steve Bannon has floated the idea that Marjorie Taylor Greene should be appointed to the president-elect’s new administration as the head of Homeland Security.
Fellow Trump ally Greene, who was re-elected to Congress for the third time on Tuesday, spoke to Bannon following the sweeping Republican victory.
Mike Bedigan reports.
Bannon suggests Marjorie Taylor Greene serve as Trump’s head of Homeland Security
Fellow Trump cheerleader Greene, who was re-elected to congress for the third time on Tuesday, spoke to Bannon following the sweeping Republican victory
2024’s election results don’t just resemble Trump’s 2016 win over Hillary Clinton. They’re almost identical
In the end, Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory was decided by Wisconsin, just as it was eight years ago in the presidential race against Hillary Clinton.
Clinton was the favorite to take the White House in 2016 and her defeat sent shockwaves around the country and the world.
This year’s results and how election night played out don’t just resemble the 2016 race – it was almost identical.
Rhian Lubin reports.
2024 election result are almost identical to Trump’s 2016 win over Hillary Clinton
Clinton was the favorite to take the White House in 2016 and her defeat sent shockwaves around the country
Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight
Rates of routine vaccinations among children are dropping, the percentage of children who are exempted from vaccine requirements is at an all-time high and cases of measles are being reported across the country.
And it could soon get worse.
Alex Woodward reports.
Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump
Public health advocates are warning against an incoming powder keg of misinformation and conspiracy theories
The Simpsons fails to predict future — for first time ever
The Simpsons failed to predict the future for the first time after Kamala Harris lost the United States presidential election to Donald Trump. In a 2000 episode, the long-running sitcom appeared to predict that the vice president would clinch victory. It depicted Lisa Simpson becoming president, wearing an outfit of a purple suit and pearls similar to what Ms Harris wore to her vice presidential inauguration. However, Ms Harris lost to Mr Trump — who secured a historic second term in the White House.
ANALYSIS: Another big winner of the US election — cryptocurrency
Anthony Cuthbertson writes:
As soon as it became apparent that Donald Trump was going to win the presidency, bitcoin’s price began to rally. A few hours before the Republican candidate declared victory, and with leads in all of the crucial swing states, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency hit a new all-time high.
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There’s another big winner of the US election: cryptocurrency
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Report: Australian ambassador to US deleted messages about ‘traitor’ Trump
Kevin Rudd, the Australian ambassador to the United States, deleted tweets criticizing Donald Trump in the campaign’s final week.
Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, scrubbed his X page of past anti-Trump remarks days before the Republican clinched the 2024 election on Wednesday morning, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
He took down posts that referred to Trump as “the most destructive president in history” and as a “traitor to the West,” the outlet reported.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Australian ambassador to US deleted messages about Trump, report says
In one now-removed message, former Australian PM Kevin Rudd labeled Trump ‘the most destructive president in history’
Mapped: Trump’s 2024 election win
Donald Trump has clinched victory in the 2024 presidential election, sweeping several critical swing states to secure 292 Electoral College votes in a dramatic and historic night for America.
The Republican eliminated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s chances of making history as the first female president, and will now return to the White House in January 2025 to serve a second term.
Trump cemented his nationwide victory as the announcement of Wisconsin’s results took him over the line to surpass the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
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Olympian Simone Biles calls on Biden to take action before term ends
US Olympic champion Simone Biles has a message for President Joe Biden following Donald Trump’s win over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Mr Biden,
I need you to stand up, straighten your back and make some things shake before your departure
xoxo the women in america 💙
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