Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.

Donald Trump was just elected the 47th president of the United States, a striking political comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, faced dozens of felony convictions and survived two assassination attempts.

"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

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PM EST This article was updated to reflect Musk's recent appointment as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency.Donald Trump may have won the 2024 presidential election, but Elon Musk may end up being the bigger winner than the soon-to-be 47th President of the United States.

Historian Allan Lichtman predicted Donald Trump would lose the US election and was wrong for the first time in 24 years.