In a decisive victory, Trump wins a series of swing states, while his Republican Party also gains control of the Senate.

He makes history as the second president in American history elected to serve two nonconsecutive presidential terms. The triumphant Trump thanked "the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president" and said his "political victory" was one "that our country has never seen before.

The ripple effect of Donald Trump’s election victory on Tuesday is already being felt in Washington, DC, where some defendants charged in the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, could soon be pardoned by the incoming president who has promised as much.