Vice-President Harris concedes election in call with Trump
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Vice-President Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential election, according to CBS News, BBC's US partner.
During the call, Harris emphasised the peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans, a senior Harris aide told CBS.
She is expected to address the public when she delivers remarks at Howard University later today.
What has Trump said he would do immediately?
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president at his inauguration on 20 January. Some of his promises address what he intends to achieve in his first day in office, or even before - here's some of what he says he's planned:
Ending the war in Ukraine: "That is a war that's dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president. If I win, when I'm president elect, and what I'll do is I'll speak to one, I'll speak to the other, I'll get them together," Trump said during his debate with Harris during the campaign.
In 2023, he told CNN: "If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours."
Changes to immigration: Trump has said that on day one he will sign an executive order to ensure "future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic US citizenship".
Asked in 2023 by Fox News whether he would abuse his power or target political opponents, Trump replied: "No, no, no, other than day one. We’re closing the border, and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator."
He has also said he would "launch the largest deportation programme of criminals in American history" on day one.
End the 6 January criminal case: Special counsel Jack Smith filed criminal charges against Trump last year over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The case has been in legal limbo since the Supreme Court ruled that Trump was partially immune from criminal prosecution over official acts committed while in office.
Smith argued Trump’s attempts to overturn the election were not related to his official duties. Trump says he believes the Supreme Court ruling has given him immunity, but has also said of Smith "I would fire him within two seconds."
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