Rising from the political ashes.

In what marks perhaps the most stunning political comeback in American history, Donald Trump won a second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States in the nation's 60th quadrennial presidential election.

As of 7:00 o'clock this morning, FOX News shows Donald Trump with 277 Electoral College votes, with the races in Nevada, Arizona, Michigan and Alaska still not called. Trump however leads in all four of those states and, assuming that those leads hold, will win the presidency with 312 votes in the Electoral College.

Following his defeat by Joe Biden four years ago and following the rioting that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 as Congress was meeting to certify the results of the 2020 election, political pundits on both sides of the divide wrote off any potential for a political future for Donald Trump.

Trump's defeat in 2020 was followed by felony criminal indictments in Washington, D.C., New York, Florida and Georgia. Trump was also sued by New York attorney general Letitia James and found civilly liable for $450 million in connection with a business loan that he obtained from Deutsche Bank and repaid in full.

Trump maintains, with good justification, that all of the criminal and civil prosecutions against him were politically motivated and brought with the intent to either disqualify him from office or make it a practical impossibility to run for office.

Trump overcame all of it.

Kamala Harris's candidacy was also improbable. Following a debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the Democratic Party leadership determined that President Biden's mental decline would result in a resounding defeat in November. Vice President Kamala Harris was therefore put in to take Biden's place without having received even a single vote in a Democratic primary election anywhere.

At this writing, Ms. Harris has not yet conceded to Mr. Trump. Her campaign co-chair called it a night early this morning as FOX News Radio's Tonya J. Powers reports.

Tonya J. Powers: After hours of waiting, a crowd that grew more subdued as the night wore on didn't get to see the person they came here for. Just before 1 a.m., Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond thanked supporters and announced that Vice President Harris would not address the crowd until later today here at Howard.

Cedric Richmond: We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet. We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted. That every voice has spoken.

President-elect Trump said this to supporters early this morning in Florida.

Donald Trump: I want to just tell you what a great honor this is. I want to thank you. I will not let you down. America's future will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer and stronger than it has ever been before.

At this writing, Republicans have taken control of the Senate. Retaining control of the House of Representatives remains an open question.

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