In what comes as a surprise to the majority of people inside and outside the USA, business mogul Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, and would be the 45th president of the United States.
The Republican presidential nominee cruised to victory in the battleground state of Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He won the Democratic party nominee, Hillary Clinton, and he is the 45th US president.
Hillary Clinton has also called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory.
Speaking after his victory to his supporters in New York, Donald Trump said;
I pledge to be president for all Americans," "We are going to rebuild our inner cities... We will rebuild our infrastructure, which will become second to none.
The new vice-president, Mike Pence also said;
This is a historic night. The American people have spoken and the American people have elected their new champion.
Trump claimed victories in :Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa, Utah, Idaho, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Missouri, Montana, Louisiana, Arkansas,Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Alabama, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Indiana.