Americans react to Donald Trump's re-election

On January 20th, Republican Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. His domestic pledges include promises to bring down prices, tackle immigration, introduce tariffs on imports, and cut tax.

Throughout the election campaign, we’ve been hearing from people from across the US – Republicans, Democrats and those who were undecided – about the issues that matter to them.

In the lead up to the election, we heard from American voters from across the political spectrum and, this time in our conversations, host Mark Lowen hears widely contrasting views on the future of the country.

“I just am absolutely so pumped,” Whitney in Nevada tells us. “Having this win tonight was just so beautiful…I’m thrilled.”

The thoughts of Kamala Harris supporter Annette in Pennsylvania, on the other hand, could not be more different: “It was devastating, I wanted to cry,” she tells Mark. “I couldn’t believe that’s where we were heading.”

We also bring together Vadim and Tymofiy from Ukraine. Donald Trump promised to end the war within a day after he takes office in January, so how do people there feel about the result?

Presenter: Mark Lowen
BBC producers: Virginia Kelly, Rachel Hagan and Kira Fomenko
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham

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(Photo: Michelle. Credit: Michelle)