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Donald Trump won Arizona, the final state to be called in the US presidential election, marking a clean sweep of all seven battleground states.
The Associated Press said it called the state for Trump on Saturday as his current lead of about 185,000 votes there put it out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris. Joe Biden had flipped Arizona in 2020.
Retaking Arizona and its 11 electoral votes brings Trump’s total to 312, compared with 226 for Harris. The other swing states are Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump emerged from Tuesday’s election in a stronger position than expected and he is now prepared to move swiftly on core economic priorities such as raising tariffs, cutting taxes and cracking down on undocumented migrants.
A rightward shift across demographic groups and geographies powered Trump’s decisive victory and keeps Capitol Hill stacked with his allies.
Republicans have control of the senate by a 53-46 majority in the 100-seat chamber.
They appear on the cusp of holding a narrow majority in the House, with their 213 seats meaning they need five more to tip the balance at 218 and the Democrats winning 202 so far.
The president-elect is due to meet Biden at the White House on Wednesday for their first post-election meeting, setting in motion the transition of power that will be completed in January.
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