Former president Donald Trump has been elected once again as the 47th President of the United States.

The Republican candidate comfortably defeated the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, in all key battleground states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. At the time of writing this article, Trump managed to secure the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the election, while also beating Harris out in the popular vote.

US networks and the Associated Press called the election for Trump around 5:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 6, after Trump secured Wisconsin, earning its 10 electoral college votes.

At 78, Trump is not only the oldest person ever elected to the presidency, he is also the first person to win two non-consecutive presidential terms since the late 1800s. He is also the first person to ever hold the nation’s highest office as a convicted felon.

Accompanied by his family and running mate, JD Vance, Trump told supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida that his win marked a “magnificent victory for the American people.”

“It is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing,” Trump said, following the Pennsylvania results, just before 2:30 a.m. ET. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president.”

Republicans also secured a majority in the Senate after four years in a minority, flipping three seats at the time of writing in West Virginia, Montana, and Ohio. At the time of writing, the race for control of Congress is still ongoing. Republicans currently control the House by a narrow margin, and a continued majority there would make it relatively easy for Trump to pass his key proposals through the legislature — including his pledges to enforce mass deportations and enact sweeping tax cuts.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his reaction to Trump’s election in a post to X (formerly Twitter) on the morning of Nov. 6.

“Congratulations to Donald Trump on being elected President of the United States,” Trudeau said, accompanied by a photo of him and the former president. “The friendship between Canada and the US is the envy of the world. I know President Trump and I will work together to create more opportunity, prosperity, and security for both of our nations.”

Harris only became the Democratic Party candidate in July, after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race under pressure from within the party. With just under 100 days to campaign, Harris focused her message on abortion rights and economic support for the middle class. Trump, meanwhile, ran on his familiar refrain of “Make America Great Again,” leaning hard into the issue of immigration and the high cost of living.