Trump clinches victory; Trudeau touts Canada-U.S. relationship as ‘envy of the world’

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump clinched the United States election after a tumultuous campaign and Canadian officials talked up the important relationship between neighbours in congratulating the former president on his extraordinary comeback on Wednesday.

“I will govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept,” Trump said to cheering party faithful at a Florida watch party.

Trump was elected the 47th president of a deeply divided America by prevailing among voters in the Democrats’ critical “blue wall” states.

Trump took North Carolina and Georgia early, but his path to victory became clear when he won the campaign’s most sought-after 19 electoral college votes in Pennsylvania.

He cleared 270

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