Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Donald Trump will win the presidential election, marking the Republican’s return to power.

Trump secured victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris after Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ projected that Pennsylvania would go to Trump, giving him 19 more electoral votes and putting him at the 270 threshold.

Trump has been watching the results coming in from the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is expected to speak shortly.

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The victory caps a notable political comeback for Trump, who was impeached in the final days of his presidency in 2021. At the time, Democrats and many Republicans criticized Trump for his actions leading up to the riot at the US Capitol on the 6th. of January. 2021. Trump was impeached this year for his role in the events of January 6. It is unclear what will happen to the case, which is being prosecuted by the Justice Department, once Trump returns to the White House.

Trump will also be sentenced later this month in a hush money case in New York and still faces charges in Georgia stemming from the 2020 presidential election.

The criminal cases apparently did little to deter voters, many of whom favored Trump on the economy and immigration, central issues of his campaign.

The 2024 campaign has not been easy for Trump. For much of the year, he was the favorite to beat President Joe Biden in a rematch of the 2020 election. In late June, the pair debated in what would go down as one of the biggest presidential debates in history. After President Biden struggled to clearly articulate his positions, he faced immediate backlash from his party. It would set the stage for the president to drop out of the race and endorse Harris to lead the Democratic ticket.

In addition to the change of opponent, Trump’s security on the campaign trail was called into question after an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania in July. Trump was shot in the right ear while on stage speaking to a large group of supporters.

Several weeks later, investigators say there was another attempt on Trump’s life. A man was seen pointing a rifle through a fence at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was playing golf. The man was eventually arrested without being shot. Both assassination attempts were condemned by both Republicans and Democrats.

The election results still reflect a deeply polarized nation, and many Democrats wonder how a new Trump administration will confront the challenges ahead. For his supporters, however, this marks a moment of renewed hope for economic prosperity and a government led by a man who says he puts America first.