Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has clobbered his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the race to the White House.
The business mogul garnered more than 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency after the polls closed on Tuesday.
The 70-year-old real estate developer and former reality-TV star will become the 45th president of the United States and the first candidate to win the presidency without having previously held public office or served in the US military.
His opponent, Clinton, went into Election Day with a lead in the polls, but her hopes of becoming America’s first female president were rapidly shattered as results started coming in.
The Democratic nominee called Trump early Wednesday to concede the election.
Her campaign chair, John Podesta, said earlier that Clinton would not address supporters Tuesday night, claiming the race was still too close to call.
“They’re still counting votes — every vote should count….