- Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States.
- Hillary Clinton conceded defeat, telling supporters that Trump must be given a ‘chance to lead’
- Barack Obama urged Americans to remember that ‘ultimately we are all on the same team’
- Theresa May congratulated Donald Trump and said she looked forward to working with him.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was willing to ‘do everything to return Russian and American relations to a stable path of development’.
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A different tone was struck by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who reminded Trump of the country’s shared values of ‘democracy, freedom and respect for the law’. Chinese President Xi Jinping said he placed ‘great importance on the China-US relationship’.
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Trump has so far won 278 electoral college votes to Clinton’s tally of 218.
- The Republicans kept control of the House of Representatives.
- The GOP also held on to their Senate majority.
- California voted to legalise marijuana for recreational use
Analysis
Katy Balls, 6:00pm: Barack Obama has just given a speech on Trump’s victory.
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