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| President-Elect Donald Trump |
Well, the votes have been counted and the winner of the 2016 Presidential Election is Donald Trump. His victory on Election Day, November 8, marks perhaps the largest upset in American history. With nearly all polls showing him losing the race with Clinton, Trump came from behind in a stunning victory, marking him to be the 45th president of the United States.
In a story written by Washington Post staffers Karen Tumulty, Phillip Rucker, Juliet Eliperin and Anne Gearan, it was reported that Trump said that, under his administration, "America will no longer settle for anything less than the best." He promised foreign countries he would "always put America's interests first" but will deal fairly with everyone. He added, "We will seek common ground, not hostility."
Following her concession call to him minutes before, Trump, 70, lauded Clinton for her long history of service to the nation.
In response to Trump's election world financial markets reacted adversely, U.S. allies were considering what the future has in store with the new presidents and Americans either seethed or celebrated.
During the hotly-debated contest, Clinton garnered 218 electoral votes, while Trump notched 276 electoral tallies. In addition, Trump will be working with both Houses of Congress, which holds a clear Republican majority.
Trump was born June 14, 1946 in Jamaica Estates, in Queens, New York. Trump graduated from high school at the New York Military Academy, then went on to Fordham University for college, and completed his education at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.
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