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Harris urges supporters to accept results after Trump’s election win

Kamala Harris concedes the election to Trump, but vows to fight on
09:54 - Source: CNN

What we covered here

• Harris’ message to supporters: Vice President Kamala Harris urged supporters to accept the 2024 presidential election results and committed to a peaceful transfer of power following Donald Trump’s win. In a concession speech Wednesday, Harris also promised to keep up the “fight that fueled this campaign.”

• Trump’s win: The president-elect will return for a second term in a historic comeback after losing in 2020, attempting to overturn the results and facing a criminal conviction. In a speech, Trump vowed to “heal” the nation, fix the border and deliver a strong economy. He also celebrated the GOP taking the Senate, while the House is still up for grabs.

• Upcoming transition: Trump is ready to move on his agenda and could announce staff picks within days, sources say, as his allies are already jockeying for high-powered spots in his administration. As Trump prepares his next steps, CNN also reported that the special counsel is in talks with the DOJ about ending the federal cases against him.

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Trump team in discussions about when he should go to Washington, DC

President-elect Donald Trump’s team is in discussions about when he should go to Washington, DC, to meet with President Joe Biden, a source familiar tells CNN.

A source suggested that the date of the meeting was not final but could happen next week before Biden goes on a weeklong foreign trip. On November 14, Biden is scheduled to depart Washington for South America, with stops in Peru, Brazil, and the Amazon rainforest.

On the trip, Biden will attend summits with leaders from the Asia-Pacific region and the Group of 20 nations. Understanding how Trump will approach relationships with those leaders in a second term will inform Biden’s bilateral meetings with close allies, as well as interactions on the sidelines with US adversaries.

Trump’s team are hoping he goes to Washington, DC, on the earlier side, with the source saying it could even be next week.

Some background: A White House official said earlier today that Biden spoke with Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory and invited him to the White House. During that call, Biden also “expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together,” the official said.

Trump said he “very much appreciated” the call from Biden and said he planned to meet the president “shortly,” according to the campaign.

This post has been updated with more reporting.

These are the world leaders who congratulated Trump

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was one of the many world leaders who spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday.

The crown prince called “to convey the best wishes for the American people under his presidency,” according to the Saudi ambassador.

Bin Salman also reiterated the “historic relationship between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States,” Reema Bandar Al-Saud said in a post on X.

During his first four years, Trump made history by selecting Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip, attempted to broker a “deal of the century” between Israelis and Palestinians, to strengthen the Jewish state’s regional integration, and intensified pressure on Iran.

Other world leaders who have congratulated Trump:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he called to congratulate Trump and that the two leaders “agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation.” Trump has cast doubts on continued US commitment to Kyiv as Russia’s war drags on. Trump has also made comments that suggest the US could pressure Ukraine into an uneasy truce with Russia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping also offered his congratulations, according to China’s Foreign Ministry. Xi told Trump he hoped both countries could “find the right way” to “get along in the new era.” The two countries’ contentious relationship was particularly strained under Trump’s last presidency.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a phone conversation, emphasized strengthening the US-Japan alliance “from various perspectives,” he told reporters. Trump has previously voiced a skeptical view of the bilateral relationship, questioning the value of the alliance and saying Tokyo should pay more for the US troops stationed there.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulated Trump in a phone call during which they discussed the countries’ trilateral cooperation with Japan and his aspiration to advance the two countries’ alliance across “security and economic spheres,” as well as concerns over North Korea’s troop deployments to Ukraine and growing weapons capabilities, the country’s deputy national security adviser said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Trump on separate calls, congratulating him and emphasizing their countries’ strong alliances with the US.

A Downing Street spokeswoman said Starmer “reflected on the situation in the Middle East and underscored the importance of regional stability” during the call. Meloni’s office said she and Trump “expressed their willingness to work in close coordination” on “promoting stability and security” against the backdrop of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

This headline and post have been updated with more reporting.

"I'm just sad": Swing state voters react to Trump's victory

01:35 - Source: CNN

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in swing states Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Sun Belt battlegrounds Georgia and North Carolina.

Voters across some of those crucial states are reacting to Trump’s win.

Here’s what they’re saying:

“I’m happy,” one Georgia voter told CNN, adding that he hopes gas prices go down and that “we start making a lot of money again” under a Trump presidency.

Pennsylvania voter Gabby James said she is feeling “relieved that America came together and saved our democracy.”

“I’m hoping for secure borders. I’m hoping for economic change,” James told CNN.

Nick Tigges — another Georgia voter — felt differently, saying that Trump’s win “definitely kind of hit really hard that people would choose, you know, a campaign basically run on hateful rhetoric over somebody with a little head on her shoulders.”

Pennsylvania voter Sarah Thomas told CNN that she’s “pretty disappointed” with the outcome.

“I’m just sad,” she said. “I’m worried.

But Bernie Shiffler, another Pennsylvania voter, told CNN he’s “feeling great” after Trump’s win, saying that he thinks “we finally got the country back.”

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is the president-elect after winning the 2024 presidential election and is scheduled to be inaugurated as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.

Official White House presidential portrait. Head shot of Trump smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a dark blue suit jacket with American flag lapel pin, white shirt, and light blue necktie.
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