Republican candidate Donald J. Trump won Tuesday’s presidential election in a shocking victory.
The 70-year-old billionaire businessman defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a path to victory that became clearer after wins in key swing states including Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. The Associated Press called the race at 2:30 a.m.
“I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past — of which there were a few people — I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so we can unify our great country,” he said as he addressed supporters in Midtown Manhattan after his victory.
Trump also told the crowd that Clinton called him to concede, and said that “we owe her a major debt of gratitude.”
“I’ve just received a call from Secretary Clinton, she congratulated us, it’s about us, on our victory. And I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign. She fought very hard,” he also said.
Clinton’s campaign had been dealt a blow after the FBI launched another probe into her emails before confirming they would not take further action – just two days before the election.
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