Trump new US President; PM congratulates him
posted on Nov 9, 2016 @ 1:59PM
Donald Trump has been elected as America's 45th president on Tuesday in an astonishing victory. His triumph over Hillary Clinton will end eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House and threatens to undo major achievements of President Barack Obama. Having being accused of racism throughout his campaign the post-win Trump even talked of his campaign "being a movement comprising people of all races and backgrounds". He needed to win nearly all of the competitive battleground states, and he did just that, claiming Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Donald Trump on his landslide victory. "Congratulations @realDonaldTrump on being elected as the 45th US President". "We appreciate the friendship you have articulated towards India during your campaign, @realDonaldTrump." he tweeted. Senate control means Trump will have great leeway in appointing Supreme Court justices, which could mean a major change to the right that would last for decades.