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The world is shocked! Donald J. Trump elected 45th US President

Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States of America. Photo: Internet Source
Hillary R. Clinton has already congratulated Mr Trump on his victory. Photo: Internet Source
Hillary R. Clinton has already congratulated Mr Trump on his victory. Photo: Internet Source
NEW YORK TIMES

Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday,November 8, 2016 in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.

The surprise outcome, defying late polls that showed Hillary R. Clinton with a modest but persistent edge, threatened convulsions throughout the country and the world, where skeptics had watched with alarm as Mr Trump’s unvarnished overtures to disillusioned voters took hold.

The triumph for Mr Trump, 70, a real estate developer-turned-reality television star with no government experience, was a powerful rejection of the establishment forces that had assembled against him, from the world of business to government, and the consensus they had forged on everything from trade to immigration.

The results amounted to a repudiation, not only of Mrs Clinton, but of President Barack H. Obama, whose legacy is suddenly imperiled. And it was a decisive demonstration of power by a largely overlooked coalition of mostly blue-collar white and working-class voters who felt that the promise of the United States had slipped their grasp amid decades of globalisation and multiculturalism.

In Mr. Trump, a thrice-married Manhattanite who lives in a marble-wrapped three-story penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue, they found an improbable champion. 

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Mr Trump told supporters around 3 a.m. on Wednesday at a rally in New York City, just after Mrs Clinton called to concede.

In a departure from a blistering campaign in which he repeatedly stoked division, Mr. Trump sought to do something he had conspicuously avoided as a candidate: Appeal for unity.

“Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division,” he said. “It is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time.”

That, he added, “is so important to me.”

He offered unusually warm words for Mrs. Clinton, who he has suggested should be in jail, saying she was owed “a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.”

Bolstered by Mr. Trump’s strong showing, Republicans retained control of the Senate. Only one Republican-controlled seat, in Illinois, fell to Democrats early in the evening. And Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina, a Republican, easily won re-election in a race that had been among the country’s most competitive. A handful of other Republican incumbents facing difficult races were running better than expected.

Mr. Trump’s win — stretching across the battleground states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania — seemed likely to set off financial jitters and immediate unease among international allies, many of which were startled when Mr. Trump in his campaign cast doubt on the necessity of America’s military commitments abroad and its allegiance to international economic partnerships.

Mr Trump is set to take the oath of office on January 20, 2016.

AMPS correctly predicted Trump victory

Meanwhile, consulting firm Advance Marketing and Professional Services (AMPS) had correctly showed that the scales were tipped in favour of Mr Trump, according to an informal poll conducted of Virgin Islands (VI) residents.

Some 30% of local residents, especially men and young people, supported Mr Trump and 26% supported Mrs Clinton, especially young educated women and older women. The survey also included 12 students of the Elmore Stoutt High School, with 8 supporting Mr Trump and 4 supporting Mrs Clinton.

They also surveyed three primary schools (two private and one public) with much of the same results, with 21 students questioned. 12 students supported Mr Trump while 9 supported Mrs Clinton.

The Consulting firm spoke to two Legislators, one from the Opposition and one from Government, with a split with the opposition Member supporting Mr Trump and the Government Member (a back bencher) supporting Mrs Clinton.

Most Americans living in the Virgin Islands had also appeared to support Mr Trump, with 6 questioned. 4 said they would have voted for Trump (two said they voted via absentee) and 2 said they are for Mrs Clinton.

49 Responses to “The world is shocked! Donald J. Trump elected 45th US President”

  • season (09/11/2016, 05:03) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    It's a new season and a brand new day, wait to see what it will bring froth.
    • pete (09/11/2016, 11:05) Like (13) Dislike (4) Reply
      congratulations America. You have made name-calling, insults, flagrant lying, degrading women, self-interest and importance, demagogy, hate crimes, re-dividing voting districts for gain, keeping an enemies list for revenge, ignorance of the constitution main-stream and out in the open. Hard-fought Civil rights and voting practices will be turned back and all gains you have made will be erased. Supreme Court pick will see to that. Where is the adult in the room?
      And Fraser likes this guy.
  • no way (09/11/2016, 05:30) Like (14) Dislike (19) Reply
    I'm not shock at all, look how these fools that voted for a man that don't give a rat's backside of their future and would send every man jack in army back out to war. He doesn't care about money he is a billionaire. Richard Branson maybe done fly back on the island crying.

    Who it hurt it hurt! Let's give him a 6months in the Whitehouse and see what changes he's going to make, there would be hiccups no one is prefect. There's only one masters and if people out there crying, who it hurt it hurt.

    He and Clinton had good and bad ideas in the end it's would sells themselves better and Trump did it.
  • SHAKE UP (09/11/2016, 05:37) Like (21) Dislike (1) Reply
    VI NEXT. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
    • True (09/11/2016, 07:12) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
      You got that right. It will now give NDP something to really think about. People is not playing anymore. Trump got in the White House, nothing is impossible.
    • @ shake up (09/11/2016, 07:29) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      for real
  • Eagle Eye (09/11/2016, 05:42) Like (3) Dislike (4) Reply
    Look trouble here now
    • Sweet revenge for Haitians (09/11/2016, 07:08) Like (24) Dislike (11) Reply
      Let the Clintons take that. They steal all Haiti earth quake money..Houses they should have had that would have save many Haitians lives during the last Hurricane .The Clintons foundation take the Billions and run. .
    • Sweet revenge for Haitians (09/11/2016, 07:08) Like (11) Dislike (10) Reply
      Let the Clintons take that. They steal all Haiti earth quake money..Houses they should have had that would have save many Haitians lives during the last Hurricane .The Clintons foundation take the Billions and run. .
      • Deserving. (09/11/2016, 07:55) Like (13) Dislike (2) Reply
        Unfair and dishonest people will always fail in the end.
        • pat (09/11/2016, 11:03) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
          I keep waiting for that but it never seems to happen. look at NDP.
          • just (09/11/2016, 15:26) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
            @Pat, just sit back and relax. It will happen when you least bit expect it. When you want it to happen it don't.
        • Yes (09/11/2016, 16:33) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
          It might be because they are not unfair or dishonest. You just feel that way based on your personal exxperience
  • chad (09/11/2016, 06:00) Like (18) Dislike (1) Reply
    UNBELIEVABLE
  • It's Time (09/11/2016, 06:24) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    To DRAIN the SWAMP.
  • Alrighty Then (09/11/2016, 06:43) Like (19) Dislike (5) Reply
    The real America just stood up.....if you didn't believe it before you better wake up. You all better watch your back, and you know who I am speaking to. The underlying has bubbled to the surface.
  • Sue (09/11/2016, 06:57) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    People needs to start packing
  • street reporter. (09/11/2016, 07:03) Like (23) Dislike (15) Reply
    An Old lady once say to me. If you keep doing things one way your way and it's not working out for you. Try it another way. Another person way. It may well be the change America need.
  • yay (09/11/2016, 07:03) Like (6) Dislike (3) Reply
    i pooped today.
  • Called it USA (09/11/2016, 07:07) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    In the beginning, I said he would win
    and people said I did not know what I was talking about. Once he took Florida, I knew it was over for Hillary. People here is in shock at all the States he took. Even key battleground Democratic States Trump took.
  • The world is shocked (09/11/2016, 07:17) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    I am shocked myself for the rhetoric that was spread across the divide. Look at listen to the propaganda, the accusations, the curse words used just to elect a president no wonder some people dont want to contest elections.It is true when people say politics is a deadly game to play but they often forget that it is so because it is been played by deadly players.Let us continue to look to God for his assurance in this deadly world.
  • Guest (09/11/2016, 07:19) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
    I'm not people let CNN, MSNBC NBC and CBS try to dictate what they wanted to happen, the people of America did what they actually wanted and proved the news were just speaking about their own agenda. FYI stop being fools to bias news coverage....
    • civic (10/11/2016, 11:14) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Exactly , Guest you could not have said it better . All of them were in the tank for Hillary and helped to spread propaganda. New York Times had Hillary on the cover of their newspaper as president elect! can you believe that, now they have to retract all of it. What people should learn from this American election is that instead of believing what the mass is saying , form your own opinion by delving deep into the issues of the day and the person who is contesting not the person others or the media is potraying them to be . Politicians should also learn that it is the ordinary man who can make you or break you when they go into that voting booth , ignore their needs or take them for granted at your own peril.
  • wize up (09/11/2016, 07:27) Like (10) Dislike (4) Reply
    Talk that!!! I had great pleasure waking some of my colleagues up very early this morning just to rub in their face that trump is now in charge ( VIP & Democrats same thing, a bunch old time talk) sink or swim the world need a fresh perspective......
    • agreed (09/11/2016, 08:45) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
      @Wize up, they underestimate Trump. They thought he was a joke. When I mentioned to certain people that Trump was going to win, I got called all kind of names. Some of my own family members was angry at me for my beliefs. Now look, they are all eating fried crow and humble pie today and trying to be nice. I don't want to hear S,,t from any of them.
  • the mad is bright (09/11/2016, 07:30) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    lol Advance Marketing was the first to do a survey in the BVI that predicted this yea yea
  • only time will tell (09/11/2016, 07:35) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
    RACISM has shown it's ugly head.
  • Wrong (09/11/2016, 07:41) Like (7) Dislike (10) Reply
    The world is not shocked people you are... All along I knew Trump was winning and he was the better candidate.
  • The realis (09/11/2016, 07:45) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    Tis felt like the bvi election,they want a change they will get a change
  • change (09/11/2016, 07:52) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    To all people. Don't be afraid to make change. If all we get from the same people is the same o. Same o.
  • tola (09/11/2016, 08:03) Like (4) Dislike (8) Reply
    Half ayo can't vote Tola much less America#Hush!
    • sooooo (09/11/2016, 09:25) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
      @Tola, do you know how stupid that word Tola sound? The proper word is Tortola/Tortolian. And, stop telling people to Hush.

      • @tola and @soooo (09/11/2016, 11:33) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
        One cannot vote for "tola" or "Tortola" because we are a territory made of different islands. The right thing to say would have been the Virgin Islands as Tortola is not a jurisdiction by itself.
  • maga (09/11/2016, 08:28) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    i told aya yesterday he would win
  • True (09/11/2016, 09:11) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    what a waste of 8 years of progress, slow progress due to being upheld all the time but progress now lost...
  • B Real (09/11/2016, 09:19) Like (44) Dislike (7) Reply
    This was a BACKLASH and again what is Trump education background? BA? Masters? PHD? No he won mostly because of people like he speak like the people and POPULAR. A hint for future parties instead of looking for educated candidates that MOST people don't like hint hint VIP try to recruit people that are APPEALING and POPULAR with people anyone they can encounter on a daily basis.
  • Build that Wall (09/11/2016, 09:52) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    I called it yesterday............People are blaming racism for Trump's win. I think that is a factor but not the only factor folks. White people voted for Obama, so please quit blaming racism for everything. All the people who called me crazy, not one of them could tell me two issues that Hillary was campaigning on.....Once again, these were the main issues that won it for Trump -

    #Crooked Hillary
    #Secure Borders
    #Strengthen the Military
    #Take care of veterans
    #More jobs
    #Better Trade deals
    #Rebuild Inner Cities
    #America first
    #Drain the swamp

    Everybody is panicking but I think Trump will do a good job. Call me Naïve.....
  • Woke (09/11/2016, 10:41) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    The liberal media have been bias from the get-go. They intentionally hid all of Hillary's scandals to avoid hindering her chances of winning. While they did that they intentionally derided and even lied about Trump. They have been presenting a false narrative from the start and they still failed. I'm glad the American people are 'woke.' Anyone who went directly to Wikileaks or have been receiving their news from alternative media knows the truth. Hillary is everything wrong with a politician, she's a criminal, a pathological liar and a social chameleon, a rape enabler, an occultist and she's the embodiment of the corrupt 'pay to play' establishment. Day after day I watched astounded at how warped the truth became through the liberal media. They literally made each day Opposite Day and though I've been hoping for Trump to win from day one I was afraid that the establishment would fail. I'm glad Trump won. He isn't the brightest it he isn't a cold, calculating warmonger that cares nothing for human life like Hillary. Even though his inarticulacy, I sensed that he truly cared and go back to his interviews from the 70's and up, that has always been his aura and he predicted this. He predicted he'd win should he ever run because he is 'woke.' I don't approve of all his policies but I hope he can be a good change we all need. Brexit set precedent and the rest of the world is going to follow. Let the message be heard loud and clear; We the people are tired of the injustices we see. We are tired of seeing our democratic countries be turned into oligarchies by pseudo-intellectual psychopaths who schemed and destroyed to gain power with no consideration of the millions who live in their countries. We are tired of being pawns for the 1% and we won't stand for it any longer. First England and American next Canada, Germany and the rest of Europe as well as Brazil and Argentina. Then lastly NDP and our little BVI. All will fall! I'm glad the American people are woke. #Staywoke
    • Realist (09/11/2016, 12:20) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      If I knew you, I would hug you. This is the view on this topic.
      • trrefdrfds (09/11/2016, 19:39) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
        Me too, it is refreshing to see others here see beyond the crooked media
  • Neither (09/11/2016, 11:40) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    the US democrats and the Obama administration are responsible for the insane banking and financial gestapo
    coming down on everyone. They trashed Switzerland, the BVI, the Caymans, and many others with their absurd
    demands to be in on every single persons' money. They forced banks to reject legitimate customers and chain
    reacted the crazy nonsense of this international 'money laundering' witch hunt to prevent people from simply getting
    on with legitimate commerce - unless the US government gets a piece of the pie. Obama and his administration have
    cost the BVI trillions and the rest of the world quadrillions in losses. So, lets see what happens.
  • truth be told (09/11/2016, 12:10) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    I probably will get a lot of backlash for this, but what did Obama really do for America, specifically African Americans. He was voted in because he received a lot of support from them. No one is mentioning handouts, rather what steps did be take to build up his own people. He struts around with the likes of Beyonce and Jayz, who by the way do more harm than good. They are not role models for our young people. But, when he needs the vote of the African American people, poof, he is there! You cannot expect to ignore people for however many years, then go looking for them because your legacy is on the line. I was shocked that both Ohio and Iowa flipped the script, even Detroit could not muster enough to allow Hilary to win. Think about people. Obama ushered in so many things that have strayed away from the things of God. Again, America was founded on the word of God, certainly they were not perfect, but their overall intentions were good. You get whiplashed, boycott and other things for stating that you are not for homosexuality? Really? Your own personal opinion?
    Jesus told the parable of the man who built his house on the sand and the man who built his house on the rock. The man whose hoise was built on the rock was not moved when the wind and the storms came.
    Nobody thought that Donald Trump would get this far, but he did. It is time for America to wake up! We can only pray that the Lord will use this man to drive change for everyone, and that everyone learns a lesson from this.
    I am sorry to have to say this, but President Obama and First Lady Michelle let me down. It seems that every time we as black people support another of our kind to get into a position, we always forgotten. I believe that a lot of African Americans are sharing my sentiment as well.
  • Repub (09/11/2016, 13:17) Like (4) Dislike (11) Reply
    Congratulations President Trump. You deserve it!!. 2 terms
  • i agree with fraser (09/11/2016, 13:25) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    america no longer makes anything, so if americans make money we will get more tourists and business.
  • Backra (09/11/2016, 16:40) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    Amerika is a bitch.
  • Winston (10/11/2016, 10:17) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    Uneducated whites voted for Trump in droves..


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