Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris makes him the first former president to return to power in non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland regained the White House in the 1892 election.
Taking the stage in West Palm Beach, Florida, earlier this morning, Donald Trump gave a victory speech celebrating his return to the White House after the greatest comeback in American political history – even before all the votes had been counted to confirm his election as the 47th president of the United States.
The former president's victory in the swing state of Wisconsin pushed him over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency.
Democrats may comfort themselves thinking America's checks and balances are strong, and Trump is destined to fail, but that would be a mistake.