Donald Trump has officially been named the president-elect of the United States, setting the stage for him to assume the position as America’s 47th president in January 2025.
In recent weeks, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been in a fierce contest to secure the presidency and take a seat in The Oval Office.
Trump announced his intention to run for the presidency once more in November 2022. True to his word, he was officially selected as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate during the summer.
Initially, President Biden was set to run for re-election as the Democratic candidate, but he decided to withdraw from the race in July.
Subsequently, Vice President Kamala Harris was chosen as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
Ultimately, Donald Trump emerged victorious, securing his return to the White House after obtaining 270 electoral votes, a feat achieved following a projected win in the critical swing state of Wisconsin, as reported by CNN.
President Biden officially announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on July 21.
Public concern had been mounting over the 81-year-old’s health, especially after he contracted Covid-19, which brought his campaign to a standstill.
In explaining his decision to step aside, Biden stated that he believed it was in the “best interest” of the Democratic Party.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in his statement. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
Biden immediately endorsed Harris as his successor in the Democratic race, though she was not officially declared the party’s nominee until August, formally accepting the nomination on August 23.
During an emotional address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Harris declared, as reported by CBS News: “My entire career, I’ve only had one client: the people. And so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every American regardless of party, race, gender or the language your grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother and everyone who has ever set out on their own unlikely journey, on behalf of Americans like the people I grew up with, people who work hard, chase their dreams, and look out for one another, on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America.”
Trump first announced his desire to seek the presidency again in November 2022, two years after his 2020 election defeat to Biden.
Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, his estate in Florida, he declared: “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.
“This will not be my campaign, this will be our campaign all together,” he added, as reported by CNN at the time.
By July of this year, Trump was officially named the Republican presidential nominee for a third consecutive cycle.
This nomination followed a narrowly survived assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania.
During the incident, Thomas Crooks, who is now deceased, fired a shot that grazed Trump’s ear while he was on stage. Had Trump not turned his head at the last moment, the result might have been fatal.
In the aftermath of these events, Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination, sealing his return to the campaign trail.