Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump will return to the White House as America’s 47th president after a huge victory over Democrat candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese offered his congratulations to President Donald Trump on his historic victory in the US presidential election.
Albnaese posted on X, “Australians and Americans are great friends and true allies. Working together, we can ensure the partnership between our nations and peoples remains strong into the future.”
Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, echoed Albnaese’s sentiment, praising the resilience of the US-Australia alliance and the shared values that underpin it.
On behalf of the Federal Coalition, Dutoon said, “May the years ahead be some of the most defining for our Alliance in which, driven by tests of our times, the necessity of deterrence, and the cause of securing peace through strength, we unleash the defence, industrial and economic opportunities of AUKUS at speed and scale.”
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also among the first world leaders to congratulate Trump on his win. Modi took to X to share his optimism about building on their past successes, tweeting, “Had a great conversation with my friend, President @realDonaldTrump, congratulating him on his spectacular victory. Looking forward to working closely together once again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and several other sectors.”
Modi later spoke with Trump directly, and sources report that Trump reaffirmed his commitment to the US-India friendship, calling Modi and India “true friends.”
The renewed US administration signals continuity but with the trademark unpredictability Trump brings to the global stage.
Trump previously proposed crippling tariffs on Chinese imports in excess of 60 per cent if re-elected and ending the country’s most-favoured nation trading status. His return could mean further negotiations on trade and immigration, a unified stance against China, and a firm stance on Islamist terrorism.
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