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Trump: “It’s a political victory that has never been seen before. I’m going to be the 47º president”
The Republican candidate for the Presidency, Donald Trump, was proclaimed himself the winner of the US elections early Wednesday morning, in a victory that is close to being confirmed and that points to that it has been overwhelming against the Democrat Kamala Harris.
It will be the first time in more than a century that a former president becomes one again after losing an election and also the first time that a convicted person reaches the presidency of the country.
“What has happened is crazy, it is a political victory that had not been seen before in our country,” Trump proclaimed at an event held at the West Palm Beach Convention Center (Florida), where his followers have gathered to wait for the results.
The former president (2017-2021) went out to celebrate, accompanied by his whole family and his vice-presidential formula, the senator for Ohio J.D.Vance, at 2.20 in the morning (7.20 GMT).
He showed up even before mathematically getting the 270 compromises necessary to be president, although Fox, a channel related to the conservative party, had already predicted it a few minutes before.
The golden age of the United States.
“We are going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help very urgently. We are going to fix our borders,” the president said in a speech that lasted just over half an hour.
“This will truly be the golden age of the United States,” added the 78-year-old former president, who this year was convicted by a New York court for having forged commercial records to buy the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election campaign.
He is also for interfering in the last elections, which he lost to Joe Biden, and for the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, although as president he will have the power to order the Department of Justice to close the investigations against him.
A faster count than expected
Despite the fact that, given the tightness of the polls, a long count was estimated that could even last days, the results have been known much faster than expected and the Republican has soon been awarded North Carolina, Georgia and the coveted state of Pennsylvania.
The Democrats also lost control of the Senate, which fell into the hands of the Republicans after reaching the 51 votes necessary for the majority after four years in opposition.
The electoral battle is now in control of the Lower House, which the Republicans aspire to retain and in which they have an advantage in the recount, although there are still more than fifty seats to be decided.
A debacle for Harris
The one who did not come out to show her face tonight was the vice president, Kamala Harris, despite the fact that her followers were waiting for her at Howard University in the US capital, where she installed her headquarters.
Shortly after midnight, in the face of the disastrous evolution for the Democrats of the count, Harris’ campaign announced that he was not going to appear tonight.
In facent of dozens of people waiting for the vice president, who assumed the candidacy for the presidency after Joe Biden’s abandonment, a representative of her campaign briefly came out to explain that she will speak this Wednesday.
Before moving to West Palm Beach, Trump followed the results in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, in South Florida.
He offered a dinner in which he was accompanied by various personalities, including the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo Bolsonaro, British politician Nigel Farage and tycoon Elon Musk, one of the public figures who has been most present in his campaign.
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Claudia Sheinbaum: Operation Against ‘El Mencho’ Was Based on Pending Arrest Warrants
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday rejected claims that the military operation that resulted in the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was carried out under pressure from the United States government.
Sheinbaum explained that the deployment of federal forces was aimed at executing outstanding arrest warrants against Oseguera Cervantes, who was considered one of the most wanted criminals in both Mexico and the United States.
“That was not the objective (to ease pressure from the United States). It is very important, and I want to repeat it. This individual had an arrest warrant, or several,” Sheinbaum said, referring to the operation conducted on February 22.
According to the president, the initial goal was to capture Oseguera Cervantes, but military forces responded after coming under attack during the intervention.
“The operation was to detain him. The problem is that they were attacked — the Secretariat of National Defense — and they responded at that moment,” she said.
The president insisted that the action was not carried out in response to external demands, although she acknowledged intelligence cooperation with the United States.
“It was not done in any way because of pressure from the United States, not at all. Of course, there was intelligence information from the United States that was used specifically,” she concluded.
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Spain Denies Any Agreement to Cooperate with U.S. Military in Iran Operations
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Wednesday firmly denied that Madrid has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military in operations against Iran, contradicting statements made minutes earlier by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“I categorically deny it,” Albares said in a radio interview cited by EFE. “The position of the Spanish government regarding the war in the Middle East, the bombings in Iran, and the use of our bases has not changed by a single comma.”
Earlier in the day, Leavitt told reporters that Spain had “agreed to cooperate with the United States military in recent hours,” following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a trade embargo on Madrid. Trump had warned of economic measures after Spain reportedly refused to allow the Pentagon to use facilities at Spanish bases for operations related to Iran.
“I have no idea what that could be referring to or where it could be coming from,” Albares said, insisting that Spain’s position “has not changed at all” and therefore “remains absolutely unchanged.” He added that he had “no desire” and “almost no time” to speculate about the White House spokesperson’s remarks.
Albares reiterated Spain’s “No to war” stance, which he said had been clearly and forcefully expressed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in an institutional address. According to the foreign minister, that position has been supported by “many European colleagues.”
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White House Says Spain Agrees to Cooperate with U.S. Military After Trump Threatens Trade Embargo
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Spain has agreed “in recent hours” to cooperate with the U.S. military, following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a trade embargo on Madrid.
Trump had warned of potential commercial measures after Spain reportedly refused to allow the Pentagon to use facilities at Spanish military bases for operations related to Iran.
“With respect to Spain, I think you heard the president’s message yesterday loud and clear, and I understand that in recent hours they have agreed to cooperate with the United States military,” Leavitt said during a press briefing.
She added that the U.S. military is currently coordinating with its counterparts in Spain. However, the president expects broader support.
“The president expects that all of Europe, all of our European allies, of course, will cooperate in this important mission — not only for the United States, but also for Europe,” Leavitt said.
Her remarks came in response to questions about Spain’s position and its role as a U.S. ally amid rising tensions surrounding operations involving Iran.
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