Baku – APA. Donald Trump has become the 45th president of the United States, CNN projects, a historic victory for outsiders that represents a stunning repudiation of Washington's political establishment.
The billionaire real estate magnate and former reality star needed an almost perfect run through the swing states -- and he got it, winning Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.
The Republican swept to victory over Hillary Clinton in the ultimate triumph for a campaign that repeatedly shattered the conventions of politics to pull off a remarkable upset. Clinton conceded to Trump in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Trump won with 288 electoral votes compared to 215 for Clinton, according to CNN projections.
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Baku – APA. Republican candidate Donald Trump is edging closer to the US presidency after a string of shock swing state victories over Hillary Clinton, BBC reported.
He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, while Democrat Mrs Clinton took Virginia and Nevada. Pennsylvania is too close to call.
New Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin - which were meant to be part of the Clinton firewall - are deadlocked, too.
Markets lurched as Mrs Clinton's path to victory began to narrow.
Mr Trump is closing in on the 270 out of 538 electoral college votes needed to declare victory.
His Ohio win was a big boost, as no Republican has ever taken the White House without winning the Midwestern bellwether.
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