After
a rigorous and well fought election campaign, Donald Trump won the US election early this morning
in a stunning victory that sent shockwaves around the world.
Mr
Trump pledged that he would be "president for all Americans" in his
New York victory speech.
He
said he was "reaching out" to the people who had not supported him to
"unify the country".
"Now
it's time to bind the wounds of division. I say to Democrats and Republicans it
is time come together as one united people," he said.
"I
pledge to be president for all Americans," he said, adding: "The
forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."
The Republican took the key swing states of Florida,
North Carolina and Ohio early this morning, as he marched towards the White
House.
Very few people
thought Trump would actually run, then he did. They thought he wouldn't climb
in the polls, then he did. They said he wouldn't win any primaries, then he
did. They said he wouldn't win the Republican nomination, then he did.
Now he's been elected
US president. - Anthony Zurcher,
BBC
He has also updated his Twitter profile to
reflect his new status as president-elect.
President Obama has
called Donald Trump to congratulate him and invite him to a meeting at the
White House on Thursday to discuss the transition of power.
Obama
also phoned Hillary Clinton to congratulate her on her campaign.
The
president will make a statement on Wednesday at the White House "to
discuss the election results and what steps we can take as a country to come
together after this hard fought election season", the White House
press secretary said in a statement.
Full
statement below.
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