Donald Trump Wins Race for White House…Putin Congratulates New US President, Hopes to Work on Intl Issues

Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected the next president of the United States, according to Associated Press projection.

Trump has gained 276 electoral votes of the 270 needed to win the US presidency,  clobbering his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the race to the White House.

CBS has also reported that Donald Trump has gained 1 million more votes than Hillary Clinton. It is reported that Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump to concede the race.

 Putin congratulates Trump, hopes to work on intl issues

In a message to Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that the dialogue between Moscow and Washington, in keeping with each other’s views, meets the interests of both Russia and the US.

Putin also expressed hope over the joint efforts on bringing Russian-American relations out of their current crisis.

Trump vowed to be “President of All Americans”

Donald Trump arrived at his campaign headquarters in New York early Wednesday to address his supporters.

“I just received a call from Secretary Clinton, she congratulated us on our victory,” Trump said.

Changing the tone of his campaign, Trump said, “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.”

“I am reaching out to you for your guidance and help,” he told his supporters.

According to Press TV, Trump assured the Americans that he wants to “be a president for all Americans” and that “nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach..”

Clinton came under attack after the FBI released new emails, saying they could be connected to a private server she used while she served as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

Trump had strongly questioned the legitimacy of the American electoral system. He called the election process rigged, and said the media had been colluding with Clinton to beat him.

The 2016 presidential race features two of the most disliked candidates in electoral history, multiple surveys have found.

Agencies

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