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On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump officially defeated Kamala Harris to become the 47th President of the United States of America. According to The Associated Press report, the Republican candidate currently leads the counting by 292 electoral votes compared to Kamala Harris' 224 and has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
Philip Klein, the editor of National Review posted a statistic on X after the Republican candidate was crowned the winner. According to the data, 53% of American voters aged between 45 and 64 voted for Trump.
It also revealed that 35% of all voters belonged to that age group. All other age groups (i.e., 18-29, 30-44, and 65 and above) majorly voted for Kamala Harris.
Netizens have reacted to the information disclosed by Philip Klein. While some criticized the people who voted for Trump, others joked about the same. Some popular reactions on X are as follows:
"Looks like Gen X delivered the White House to Trump," wrote Philip Klein on X.
"We just wanted to be left alone, but they had to piss us off completely," one person said.
"You're welcome. Cleaning up Boomers' messes is our lot in life," another person wrote.
One fan described the age group as the "leave me alone I don't care generation," writing:
"Imagine being so unlikable that you got the "leave me alone I don't care" generation to come out en masse to vote your a** out LOL."
"To my fellow gen-x'rs [salute emoji]," one netizen said.
"I voted, we had to, you kept bothering us and trying to tell us what to do. This was a mistake," another person said.
Some other reactions on X are as follows:
"We know better than anyone what Trump means when Trump says Make America Great Again. We watched it crumble before our very eyes," another X user said.
"All we wanted was freedom and for people to stop forcing us to come home before the street lights went on," one person wrote.
Donald Trump alludes to America's 'golden age' in victory speech before official confirmation of his win
Donald Trump was accompanied by his family and running mate JD Vance for his victory speech at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The next President of the United States pledged to bring back the country's 'golden age' and utilize its crude oil reserves to bolster the economy and pay off the national debt.
"This will truly be the golden age of America. This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again....We will make you proud of your vote," he said.
Referring to his two assassination attempts during the campaign, the Republican leader alleged that his life was spared for a reason and he would fight tooth and nail to make the country prosper. He said:
"This will be remembered as the day the Americans regained control of their country.... I will fight for you with every breath in my body, will not rest until we have delivered a strong, safe and prosperous America."
"I said that many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason. And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness. And now we are going to fulfil that mission," he added.
Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance also took the mic and described the win as the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States. He talked about catapulting the country's economy, saying:
"We just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of this country, and under President Trump’s leadership....we’re never going to stop fighting for you, for your dreams, for the future of your children. We’re going to lead the greatest economic comeback in American history."
In his victory speech, the 78-year-old also expressed his gratitude to the multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO was a constant support during his presidential campaign. He acknowledged his efforts and promised to protect 'geniuses' like him during his tenure.
