How Trump pulled off an incredible comeback
Millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance - our North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why.
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Donald Trump of the Republican party has 72,713,835 votes (50.8%)
How Trump pulled off an incredible comebackAPThis is surely the most dramatic comeback in US political history.
Four years after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is set to move back in, after millions of Americans voted to give him a second chance.
The election campaign was one for the history books: he survived two assassination attempts and his original opponent President Joe Biden dropped out just months before election day.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2818j7rko
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