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Mark Cuban, the billionaire known for his left-wing views and role as a supporter of Kamala Harris during the campaign, unexpectedly congratulated Donald Trump and Elon Musk after the former president’s “fair and square” victory. This came despite Cuban’s earlier inflammatory remarks about women who support Trump, which had caused significant controversy just days before Trump’s decisive win.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed high regard for Donald Trump on Wednesday, viewing the Republican candidate’s apparent victory positively.
Soon after Trump declared victory, Zelenskyy released a message in which he voiced anticipation for “an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership.”
The swift timing of this statement seemed to reflect a desire to quickly establish rapport with the incoming U.S. administration, especially given the ongoing uncertainty about how a Trump presidency would approach the ongoing war.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who failed to secure the presidency, and outgoing President Joe Biden are both expected to personally reach out to President-Elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to acknowledge their defeat.
NBC News has reported that Harris will likely make a public statement, though the timing remains uncertain. According to two aides, one of them revealed that Harris’ speech is anticipated to take place around 6 pm (4:30 am IST). At the same time, the 60-year-old vice president is said to be working on preparing her remarks.
As noted by Breitbart News, Harris did not address the crowd at her watch party at Howard University on Tuesday evening, as further returns signaled a surprising victory for Trump. Instead, she opted to leave and go home.

NEW YORK – Congressman Ritchie Torres, following Donald Trump’s recent electoral su

President-elect Donald Trump not only secured victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the Electoral College but also appeared set to become the first Republican in two decades to win the popular vote.
As of Wednesday morning, Trump had amassed 70,654,294 votes, compared to Harris’s 66,093,585.
According to Newsweek, Trump, who will take the oath of office on Jan. 20, is on track to become the first Republican to achieve a national popular vote victory since President George W. Bush (50.7%) defeated Senator John Kerry (48.3%) in 2004.
In that election, Bush won 62,040,610 votes along with 286 electoral votes, while his Democratic challenger, John Kerry, received 59,028,444 votes and 251 electoral votes, as recorded by the Federal Election Commission.

NEW YORK – American political historian Allen Lichtman, often called the “Nostradamus” of U.S.