The triumph of Trump: read the SCMP’s live coverage of how an electoral revolution unfolded
In victory speech after astounding win, US President-elect Trump says of defeated opponent Hillary Clinton: ‘We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country’
Welcome to the South China Morning Post’s rolling coverage of election night in the United States, after the most divisive - and sometimes bizarre - presidential campaign in memory.
By now, most readers will be aware of how our coverage culminated: with Republican Donald Trump’s astonishing victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. In the process, the billionaire businessman - who has held no elected office - upended the US electoral map, demolished conventional wisdom and confounded pollsters and critics alike.
Read on to see how this historic event unfolded. And thanks to all who tuned in for our live commentary, which has now wrapped up.
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4.05pm: Trump closes his speech with “I love this country”, then, almost as an afterthought, “Oh, and thank you to Mike Pence.” Trump had earlier thanked supporters including Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie, among others.
3.55pm: “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” says Trump
3.53pm: Conciliatory words from Trump. On Clinton: “We owe her a major debt of gratitude to her for her service to our country... It’s time to bind the wounds of division. It’s time for us to come together as one united people.I pledge to every citizen of our land, I will be president for all Americans.