Former president will return to White House after sweeping key early battleground statesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerDonald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election sent the dollar soaring, even before his win was officially announced, towards its biggest one-day rise, while cryptocurrency traders pushed bitcoin to a fresh all-time high.The likelihood that the Republicans would also grab a majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives, giving Trump sweeping powers to cut taxes and impose tariffs on imported goods, was also judged as a positive for the US currency even before some states had given their verdict.France’s president Emmanuel Macron became one of the first to tweet his congratulations, writing on X: “Congratulations President Donald Trump. Ready to work together as we have done for four years.”Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also congratulated Donald Trump, sharing a photo of him and his wife, Sara, with the ex-president. Netanyahu wrote: “Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America.”Hungarian prime minister and Trump ally Viktor Orbán has welcomed the US election results. “Good Morning Hungary! On the road to a beautiful victory, it’s in the bag,” he said on his Facebook page earlier on Wednesday.British prime minister Keir Starmer said: “Congratulations president-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come,” he said.India’s prime minister Narendra Modi offered “hearty congratulations to my friend Donald Trump”, alongside several photos of the two men tightly embracing each other and holding hands. Modi said he was “looking forward to collaboration” between the US and India.Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has congratulated Trump and said he showed “strong US leadership” in his first term in office that strengthened the alliance. In a statement Rutte said he looked forward to working with Trump “to advance peace through strength through Nato”.Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Irish PM Simon Harris, Charles Michel, president of the European Council, also offered their congratulations. Continue reading…
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