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A Democratic supporter reacts as presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, on November 6. Reuters

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Senator Marco Rubio. President-elect Trump is expected to name Rubio as secretary of state. AFP.

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Joe Biden begins to bring the curtain down his presidency with remarks on the election results in Washington on November 7. Reuters

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US president Donald Trump at the UN in 2017. Reuters

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With all three branches of government on his side, president-elect Donald Trump would have sweeping powers. AFP

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