Contrary to the expectations of people around the world, the U.S. 45th President-elect, Donald Trump, shocked his critics by pledging to be a president for all Americans.
“I will be president for all Americans,” Trump told a cheerful crowd of supporters at his campaign headquarters.
The Republican presidential candidate also confirmed that his fiercest rival, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had called him to concede the election.
Recall that Trump during the electioneering threatened to build walls along US borders to stop illegal immigrants. Trump also made dozens of controversial comments whilst the campaign lasted.
Meanwhile, the Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President-elect hoping to work with him to improve relations, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Putin “expressed hope for mutual work on bringing US-Russia relations out of their critical condition as well as on working out outstanding issues on the international agenda” in his congratulatory telegram, the Kremlin said.
“The President of Russia also expressed certainty that building constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington” would “be in the interest of the people of our countries and the entire world community.”
Putin has tacitly supported Trump during the campaign, while Trump repeatedly flattered and praised the Russian leader and said he was willing to work with him.
Russia’s parliament on Wednesday broke into applause upon learning of Trump’s stunning upset victory over Hillary Clinton, who is seen as anti-Russian by many in the Russian establishment, mostly due to her stint as Secretary of State in 2009-2013.
