Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States.
Trump was elected the 47th U.S. President early Wednesday morning defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
Trump previously served in the role from 2017 to 2021, ultimately losing to Joe Biden, who was replaced by Harris as the Democratic candidate in July.
Matthew Rink is a reporter for USA Today in Pennsylvania, a state won by Trump, tells the Moose FM Newsroom that people appeared to have one issue at heart.
“A lot of people were just voting with their pocketbook in mind, looking at the price of gasoline, groceries, and thought that Donald Trump could lower inflation.”
Ottawa-area native Colin Trethewey, who is now a U.S. resident and lives near Tampa, Florida, tells the Moose FM Newsroom that, at the end of the day, the Democrats didn’t do enough to win.
“I feel like the Democrats just weren’t able to overcome the narrative that inflation was high and people’s lives were worse over the last four years, whether that was accurate or not, I really don’t think that it was accurate.”
At this point, Trethewey says he doesn’t have any thoughts of moving back to Canada, adding that he still feels you can have an opinion and live your life in the U.S.
