Deirdra Harris Glover
Managing Editor
Political outsider, businessman and Republican iconoclast Donald J. Trump will be the 45th president of the United States of America.
This victory has pollsters and party leaders scratching their heads as all perceived notions about the American election process and the future of the Office of the President might hold. Fox news anchor Bret Baier called the election “unreal, surreal.”
President Trump addressed his loyal following at the New York Hilton just before 3 a.m., taking a different tack than the campaign trail.
“Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people,” said Trump.
Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to push through disappointment and work for America.
“We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But I still believe in America and I always will. And if you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead,” said Clinton.
Trump congratulated Hillary Clinton on a hard-fought campaign in his acceptance speech, and praised her former work.
“Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” Trump said.
Trump handily won Mississippi, as expected. Governor Phil Bryant supported Trump as chief fundraiser for his Mississippi campaign and a surrogate in key states. Mississippi Today reported that Bryant played his cards close to his vest in a Supertalk radio on Nov. 7, saying he’d heard circulating rumors he was being considered for a cabinet position as Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture.
“It would be great for the state of Mississippi to be a part of the Donald Trump legacy,” Bryant said.
President Barack Obama spoke from the White House Rose Garden Nov. 9, saying he and his staff will do everything they can to ensure a peaceful transition of power and that president-elect Trump and his staff will have everything they need to govern effectively.
“That’s how this country has moved forward for 240 years. It’s how we’ve pushed boundaries and promoted freedom around the world. That’s how we’ve expanded the rights of our founding to reach all of our citizens. It’s how we have come this far.
And that’s why I’m confident that this incredible journey that we’re on, as Americans, will go on.” Obama said.
Moving forward, President-elect Trump said he will reach across the divides illuminated by this election.
“I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be President for all of Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country,” said Trump.
President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn into office January 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
