Donald Trump has declared victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election after making major gains in swing states across the nation and securing what he called an unprecedented and powerful mandate from the electorate.
I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president, and every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your futureAmericas future will be better, bolder, richer, stronger than ever before, he told cheering supporters at a rally in Florida after victories in the crucial states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.
Trumps dramatic victory he is only the second President in history to win non-consecutive terms is once again likely to trigger a major shift away from US foreign policy and economic orthodoxy, as well as a decisive break with the policies of predecessor Joe Biden.
During a bitterly divisive campaign marked by assassination attempts, insults and dark rhetoric, Trump pledged to reintroduce the America First agenda that defined his first term, including tariffs on foreign imports in a bid to boost US manufacturing and an end to illegal migration which he often cast in existential terms.
While details remain vague, Trump has in recent months floated plans for 60 tariffs on imports from China, 20 on imports from the rest of the world, and potentially even 100 on imports from countries threatening to ditch the dollar as the global reserve currency.
