Trump moves to unify America after shocking victory

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Washington D.C. – Donald Trump was yesterday moving to unify the United States after shocking the polls and pundits to emerge the 45th president of the country in the election held on Tuesday. Mr. Trump’s handsome victory was consolidated by the victory of his Republican Party in the Congress, with the party retaining a razor-thin majority of 51 in the 100 member Senate and a 237 to 191 advantage over the Democrats in the House. It is the first time in ten years that one party would hold the advantage in the two chambers and the executive branch of government. Republician presidential nominee Donald Trump waves as he arrives at a polling station in New York where Trump was to cast his ballot, November 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO Republician presidential nominee Donald Trump waves as he arrives at a polling station in New York where Trump was to cast his ballot, November 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO Mr. Trump in a practical demonstration of his message of political healing, paid glowing tribute to his Democratic Party rival, Mrs. Hilary Clinton lauding her for her 30 years of public service in his victory speech. For the first time, he dropped the affix Crooked Hilary that he had over the election used to taunt his rival, describing her yesterday as Secretary Clinton. Mr. Trump is expected to meet the outgoing president, Mr. Barack Obama tomorrow, Thursday, a meeting that is also expected to heal the bad blood between both men that got to nauseating levels in the days leading to the election when both men used very negative terms on one another. Mr. Trump’s ascension from candidate to president-elect came after he attained 274 Electoral College votes, above the 270 threshold with five states still yet to be called. His victory was cemented after he won in the battleground states of Pennsylvania (20 Electoral College Votes), Ohio (18) and North Carolina (15) and Florida (29). Trump’s sweeping victories in most of Middle America where the rural people indifferent to the social values espoused by Mrs. Clinton live augmented the Republican businessman’s claim to the presidency. Trump won in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Republican also got slices of the divided Electoral College votes of Nebraska and Maine. Clinton was heavily lifted by the 55 Electoral College votes she easily won in California and the 29 votes from her New York base which incidentally is Trump’s native state. Shortly before 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, (8.a.m) Nigerian Time, with Trump having garnered 274 Electoral College votes after the result of the contest in Pennsylvania was announced, Mrs. Clinton’s aide Human Abedin, put a call through to Trump following which Mrs. Clinton conceded to the Republican. Minutes before that, with results still undecided in Pennsylvania, Michigan and a number of other states, the Clinton campaign had decided to put off a concession as campaign chairman, John Podesta told thousands of supporters massed at the Javits Center in New York City to go home. The venue with its glass ceiling had earlier been chosen as a symbolic venue to showcase the breaking of the ceiling against women in presidential contests. Trump was helped by the vote of Evangelical Christians who by more than 85% voted for him with an expectation that his administration would stave off policies especially promoting homosexual rights and privileges over the rest of the population as were promoted by the outgoing Barack Obama administration. Mrs. Clinton at press time was, however, being expected to give a formal concession speech, following which President Obama would also make a speech expected to draw the most bitter presidential contest in recent American history to an end. Speaker Paul Ryan, who until yesterday was the leader of the Republican Party and had a public falling out with Trump during the campaign yesterday congratulated the president-elect, surrendered the leadership of the party to Trump. He described his success as the “most remarkable political feat he had seen in his life,” saying that Trump provided the coat-tails to help the Republican Party achieve a majority that few expected. Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, is expected to lead Trump’s transition