- Title: Trump promises to put Americans to work, deal fairly with other countries
- Date: 9th November 2016
- Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, TALKING ON STAGE SUPPORTERS IN CROWD CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "This was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard working men and women who love their country and want a better brighter future for themselves and for their family." SUPPORTERS APPLAUDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "I've spent my entire life in business, looking at the untapped potential in projects and in people all over the world. That is now what I want to do for our country. TRUMP'S CHILDREN (LEFT TO RIGHT) DONALD TRUMP, JR., AND ERIC TRUMP, AND ERIC TRUMP'S WIFE, LARA TRUMP (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer." SUPPORTERS CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We're going to rebuild our infrastructure. (PERSON YELLING OFF CAMERA 'KILL OBAMA') Which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it." SUPPORTERS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "We will embark upon a project of national growth and renewal. I will harness the creative talents of our people, and we will call upon the best and brightest to leverage their tremendous talent for the benefit of all. It's going to happen. We have a great economic plan. We will double our growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world. At the same time. We will get along with all other nations willing to get along with us." SUPPORTERS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. We must reclaim our country's destiny and dream big and bold and daring. We have to do that. We're going to dream of things for our country and beautiful things and successful things once again. I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America's interests first we will deal fairly with everyone with everyone." TRUMP SUPPORTERS APPLAUDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "It's been what they call a historic event. But to be really historic, we have to do a great job. And I promise you that I will not let you down. We will do a great job." TRUMP AND FAMILY ON STAGE SUPPORTERS TRUMP IN CROWD, WAVING AT SUPPORTERS
- Embargoed: 24th November 2016 08:23
- Keywords: Republican Clinton voting victory
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00157Q0YFB
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- Story Text:U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday (November 9) promised to use his business acumen to run the country and vowed to work with other nations as he celebrated winning the White House after sweeping a series of key battleground states and rattling world markets that had expected Democrat Hillary Clinton to defeat the political outsider.
Trump said Clinton called to concede the race to him early on Wednesday as he appeared headed toward a stunning upset of the former secretary of state in a bitter and divisive White House race slamming the door shut on her quest to become the first woman president.
Trump praised the movement that catapulted him to the front of the Republican presidential ticket.
"This was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement made up of millions of hard working men and women who love their country and want a better brighter future for themselves and for their family," he said. "The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer."
Trump said he would embark on a large-scale "project of national growth and renewal", putting Americans to work.
"We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We're going to rebuild our infrastructure. Which will become, by the way, second to none," Trump said.
"I will harness the creative talents of our people, and we will call upon the best and brightest to leverage their tremendous talent for the benefit of all. It's going to happen. We have a great economic plan. We will double our growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world," he added.
With investors worried a Trump victory could cause economic and global uncertainty, investors fled risky assets such as stocks. In overnight trading, S&P 500 index futures fell 5 percent to hit their so-called limit down levels, indicating they would not be permitted to trade any lower until dayside trading resumed on Wednesday morning.
Trump sought to reassure international leaders he would "get along with all other nations willing to get along with us".
"I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America's interests first we will deal fairly with everyone," Trump said.
Republicans also were projected to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and appeared to be heading toward keeping their majority in the U.S. Senate. If Trump wins the White House, he would have a greater chance of enacting his agenda with a Republican-led Congress.
As the evening wore on, Clinton, 69, acknowledged the unexpectedly close results given her lead in opinion polls going into Election Day.
"This team has so much to be proud of. Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything," Clinton said on Twitter.
A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, the 70-year-old Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to challenge Clinton, whose gold-plated establishment resume includes stints as a first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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