Donald Trump says ‘God spared my life for a purpose’ in victory speech: ‘The activity earlier than us is not going to be simple…’

“And that purpose was to save lots of our nation and to revive America to greatness, and now we’re going to fulfill that mission collectively. We’re going to meet that,” he continued.

He added, “The activity earlier than us is not going to be simple, however I’ll convey each ounce of power, spirit and struggle that I’ve in my soul to the job entrusted to me.”

President-elect Trump additionally vowed to place an finish to divisions throughout the nation. “It’s time to place the divisions of the previous 4 years behind us. It’s time to unite and we’re going to attempt,” he mentioned. “We should try to it’s going to occur. Success will convey us collectively.”

World leaders congratulate Donald Trump

World leaders have been congratulating Trump, together with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Netanyahu wrote on X, “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on historical past’s biggest comeback! Your historic return to the White House affords a brand new starting for America and a strong recommitment to the good alliance between Israel and America. This is a large victory!”

Zelensky wrote, “Congratulations to @actualDonaldTrump on his spectacular election victory! I recall our nice assembly with President Trump again in September, after we mentioned intimately the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and methods to place an finish to Russian aggression in opposition to Ukraine.”

He added, “I respect President Trump’s dedication to the “peace via energy” method in world affairs. This is strictly the precept that may virtually convey simply peace in Ukraine nearer. I’m hopeful that we’ll put it into motion collectively. We stay up for an period of a robust United States of America beneath President Trump’s decisive management. We depend on continued robust bipartisan help for Ukraine within the United States.”

Zelensky additionally expressed his curiosity in “creating mutually helpful political and financial cooperation that can profit each of our nations.”