Special Edition: What a Trump victory means

What to expect from his foreign policy.
Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition

November 7, 2024

Good morning. This special edition of your morning newsletter is about Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. election.

A photo of Donald Trump dressed in a blue jacket and red tie smiling onstage, with American flags in the background.
Donald Trump on election night in West Palm Beach, Florida. Doug Mills/The New York Times

What a Trump victory means

As Kamala Harris prepared to deliver a speech conceding defeat to Donald Trump, his supporters reveled in his resounding victory.

It will take days for a final vote count, but Trump is well on track to win the Electoral College and the national popular vote. Republicans also won the Senate, but House control has not been determined. We have live updates here.

Trump’s astonishing political comeback was powered by anxiety over inflation and illegal immigration. American voters saw him as the stronger leader for uncertain times and a proven economic champion.

“For millions of Americans who have been disillusioned with the political system, his chaotic approach has become a selling point,” my colleague Shane Goldmacher, who covered the campaign, explained in this video.

The result showed that Trump was not the historical aberration some thought he was, but instead a transformational force reshaping the U.S. in his own image. Read the analysis by Peter Baker, our chief White House correspondent.

Now, the U.S. is on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its history.

See the presidential election results here, and here are 10 takeaways from Trump’s victory.

A question to our readers: How are you approaching Trump’s second term? Are you planning to make any changes? What are the things you’d like to see happen in the next four years? If you’d like to share your thoughts, fill out this form.

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More on the election result

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A billboard in Tel Aviv yesterday. Thomas Peter/Reuters

The world prepares for Trump’s return to office

Trump has promised to transform America’s relationship with both its allies and its adversaries. Many believe his foreign policy changes could have a greater impact than anything since the start of the Cold War.

To learn more, I spoke with David Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The Times.

What do you think Trump’s first priorities in foreign policy will be?

David: Trump is nothing if not transactional, and my guess is that his first instinct will be to make good on his promise to solve the Ukraine war in 24 hours.

But his next will likely be his threat of imposing huge tariffs on China.

What he is bound to discover though is that the China problem is vastly more complex than it was when he left office, largely because of the biggest single change in geopolitics in the world in the past four years: the coming together of Russia and China in an uneasy partnership. And so the decision he’s going to have to make is whether to interrupt that partnership. Which might require angering Vladimir Putin, whom he somehow regards as a deep friend.

How do you think Trump will interact with the world?

Trump could decide to do the true “America First” thing and withdraw completely, and basically say, “Ukraine’s not in our interests, defending the Philippines is not in our interest, defending Taiwan is not in our interest.” But I doubt he’s going to actually do that, because he tends to mix isolationism with the sense that he’s got to be at the center of most major world events.

His first term was this odd mix of “not my problem” and military threats. It’s unpredictable, and he revels in the unpredictability.

Read David’s analysis here.

Our foreign correspondents explained how Trump’s return to the White House could affect the regions and issues that they cover.

Here are a few more key issues we’re watching.

MORE TOP NEWS

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Israelis protested the firing of the defense minister in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Oded Balilty/Associated Press

Sports

  • Soccer: Manchester City was ordered to pay a majority of Benjamin Mendy’s unpaid wages after an employment tribunal.
  • Golf: Rory McIlroy said Trump’s victory “clears the way” for a PGA Tour-PIF deal.
  • Formula 1: Gabriel Bortoleto will race for Sauber in 2025 as Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu leave the team.

MORNING READ

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Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

Zach Bates, 22, was diagnosed with autism when he was 4. He can be fiercely focused and determined, but he has limitations, too. Living independently from his parents or holding down a job in his hometown in Arizona may be out of reach, but he loves to run and set records. When he discovered the world of ultramarathons, something clicked.

Lives lived: Geoff Capes, who pulled trucks to win the World’s Strongest Man competition twice, and bred champion parakeets, has died at 75.

CONVERSATION STARTERS

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  • The pickleball Super Bowl: The world championship in Texas is being treated by its organizers as a coming-out party for the pro game.
  • An ugly legacy: Recent access to the private archive of Leni Riefenstahl, a German director, has renewed public scrutiny of her Nazi ties.
  • Message in the bass: Seductive songs about the pursuit of female pleasure have made the dancehall artist Shenseea a new face of girl power.
  • A reader asks: A father whose daughter lives at home is having an affair with her former boss. Since she won’t stop, should he tell the man’s wife?

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ARTS AND IDEAS

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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.  Dana Scruggs for The New York Times

The vocal powerhouses behind ‘Wicked’

The new film “Wicked,” based on the Broadway show, functions as a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” following the green-skinned Elphaba long before she becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.

Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, and Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, traveled a long road to bring the film version of “Wicked” to life. Both performers spoke to us about their personal goals for the production. Read the interview here.

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Watch: Netflix’s “Meet Me Next Christmas” wants to remind viewers that the group Pentatonix still exists.

Clean: Here are the best ways to keep your towels fresh.

Play: Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword, Wordle and Sudoku. Find all our games here.

That’s it for today. See you tomorrow. — Gaya

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