American voters in Japan remained divided on the day of the U.S. presidential election over who they believed should lead their country over the next four years — a reflection of the nation’s heightened political polarization.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declared victory at his campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, shortly before 2:30 a.m. Eastern time, after major U.S. media projected him to win the 19 electoral votes belonging to Pennsylvania — one of the most strongly fought battleground states.
In his 25-minute speech, Trump called his win a “political victory” that the country “has never seen before,” and vowed to fight for a “strong, safe and prosperous America.”
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