WASHINGTON (WS News) – US Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him for winning the 2024 presidential election, one of her senior aides said, following a bitter and contentious race.
Democrat Harris discussed with Trump the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans, said the aide speaking on background, confirming that Harris will deliver remarks in Washington later Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden is also expected to speak to Donald Trump by phone and offer the Republican leader his congratulations over his presidential election victory, an ABC News reporter said in a post on X.
The reporter said Biden is planning to make public remarks on Thursday.
TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION: WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SWING STATES?
US swing states were key to Donald Trump’s return to the White House due to the nation’s Electoral College system.
Among them, seven battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were particularly important in shaping the election outcome.
MACRON HAD A ‘VERY GOOD EXCHANGE’ WITH DONALD TRUMP
French President Emmanuel Macron had a “very good exchange” with Donald Trump, who secured the US presidency four years after being voted out of the White House, on Wednesday evening, said the French presidential palace.
“The two leaders talked about Ukraine and the Middle East,” the Élysée said.
CHINA CONGRATULATES TRUMP ON ELECTION VICTORY
China on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US presidential election.
“We respect the choice of the American people, and express our congratulations to Mr Trump on his election as president,” Beijing’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
HUNGARY’S VIKTOR ORBAN WELCOMES TRUMP’S RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday welcomed the news of president-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
“The long wait is over. President Donald Trump is back!” Orban said in a short tweet on X.
‘GOING TO BE ROUGH’: NATO BRACES FOR DONALD TRUMP’S RETURN
US allies at NATO scrambled Wednesday to put a brave face on the return of Donald Trump to the White House amid fears the unpredictable Republican could upend European security and pull the plug on Ukraine support.
Trump’s re-election has hit Brussels “like an earthquake”, FRANCE 24’s correspondent Dave Keating said, adding that people are “shell-shocked”.
“For a long time, there has been some denialism here in Brussels about the probability of Trump coming back,” Keating said.
UN CHIEF SAYS ‘READY TO WORK CONSTRUCTIVELY’ WITH TRUMP
The United Nations is “ready to work constructively” with Donald Trump’s administration, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement Wednesday after the Republican’s stunning US election victory.
“I commend the people of the United States of America for their active participation in the democratic process … The United Nations stands ready to work constructively with the incoming administration to address the dramatic challenges our world is facing,” Guterres said.
