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Donald Trump has won.
He has done it.
And well before he had done it, he had already declared victory.
And frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time.
There's ever been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond.
And now it's going to reach a new level of importance because we're going to help our country heal.
We're going to help our country heal.
We have a country that needs help and it needs help very badly.
It's astonishing, isn't it?
Probably the greatest political comeback in American history.
Donald Trump back in the White House after he was ejected from it by the voters four years ago, tried to cling onto power, watched his supporters storm the Capitol, left in disgrace, and now he's been elected back.
This is not something we expected to see happen so dramatically or so quickly.
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There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet I had God on my side.
So I decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation.
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?