WASHINGTON, D.C. – Donald Trump has withstood court challenges and convictions, accusations of improper behavior and even two assassination attempts to win the 2024 Presidential election. The man known as “45” will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025.
The comeback win was nothing short of remarkable. When Trump left Washington after his 2016 presidency, he challenged the status quo in questioning the result of the 2020 election, endured two presidential impeachments and a constant barrage of lawsuits as well as other multiple attempts to take him down. But he emerged victorious, underscoring the overwhelming will of the people who elected him.
The state of the economy, the threat at the open U.S. borders and ideologies that were not deemed as top concerns to the voting public enabled Trump to earn back the Commander-In-Chief job he so strongly desired.
It was the battleground states that tipped Trump over the edge, particularly Pennsylvania, which lived up to its moniker as The Keystone State as, along with other battleground states, it proved key to the Republican candidate’s victory. In the end, Vice President Kamala Harris gained 226 electoral votes to Trump’s 312. Trump also earned 77,302,416 votes (49.8 percent), compared to Harris’ 75,012,178, votes (48.3 percent).
Republicans also gained back the control of the Senate, flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana.
House of Representatives was leaning Republican at the time of publication.