In the early morning of November 6th, US Eastern Time, former US President and Republican candidate Trump announced his victory in the 2024 presidential election.

Earlier, several well-known American media outlets had predicted in advance that Trump would win the 60th presidential election.

Trump will become the first president since Grover Cleveland in the 1890s to be re-elected twice with non-consecutive terms.

In this election, Trump has an advantage in 7 key swing states. After US media predicted that he had successively won North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, he has basically secured the victory.

The next process is: the Electoral College of each state will officially vote on December 17. On January 6 next year, Vice President Harris will preside over the joint session of Congress to tally the votes of the Electors and formally announce the election results.

On January 20 next year, President-elect Trump and Vice President JD Vance will be sworn in, officially taking office at the White House.

Policy Advocacy

During his campaign, Trump made the following policy statements:

1. Economic aspect: Promise to lower interest rates; Promise to "end inflation and make Americans able to afford expenses again".

2. Taxation: Propose tax cuts reaching tens of trillions of dollars, including expanding the scale of tax cuts in 2017.

3. Immigration: Vow to block the border through building a wall and enhancing enforcement; Promise to launch the largest-ever deportation operation against undocumented immigrants in the USA.

4. Diplomacy: Promise that once elected, will reach a settlement through negotiation with Russia within 24 hours, ending the Russia-Ukraine war; Firmly support Israel in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

5. Trade: Use tariffs as a core campaign commitment: Propose imposing 10-20% new tariffs on most foreign commodities, impose 60% tariffs on all chinese goods, and levy other tariffs on countries no longer using US dollars.

6. Climate: Cancelling hundreds of environmental protection measures during his term, including restrictions on CO2 emissions from power plants and vehicles; Continuously attacking electric cars and supporting traditional energy vehicles.

7: In other aspects: not publicly supporting a nationwide ban on abortions but supporting each state to independently enact relevant laws on abortion rights; firmly defending the citizens' right to bear arms.

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