Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States in a political resurrection that sent shock waves through the US and around the world. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub As votes were counted overnight, Trump took North Carolina surprisingly early, the first battleground state to be called, and later he won Georgia and Pennsylvania. After 2am ET, Trump emerged to speak, surrounded by his family, close aides and JD Vance, the hard-right Ohio senator he made his vice-presidential pick. Trump defeated Harris, a Democrat who had been seeking to make history herself as the first woman, first Black woman and first south Asian American to become president in the US’s 248-year history Donald Trump elected US president in stunning political resurrection ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/donald-trump-wins-us-presidential-election The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #donaldtrump #uselection2024 #kamalaharris #harris #politics #usa #jdvance #timwalz