1 00:00:10,414 --> 00:00:14,214 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Claire Murphy. This is Mumama's twice daily news podcast, 2 00:00:14,214 --> 00:00:17,534 Speaker 1: The Quickie. Today we'll be breaking down the US election 3 00:00:17,814 --> 00:00:20,574 Speaker 1: and where we stand as the votes continue to be counted, 4 00:00:20,934 --> 00:00:24,054 Speaker 1: we check in with our US correspondent Emelia Lester to 5 00:00:24,054 --> 00:00:26,774 Speaker 1: find out what this result also means for us here 6 00:00:26,814 --> 00:00:35,374 Speaker 1: in Australia. Former President Donald Trump is former no more, 7 00:00:35,654 --> 00:00:38,294 Speaker 1: taking to the stage at his Florida resort marri Lago 8 00:00:38,374 --> 00:00:41,494 Speaker 1: last night to thank his supporters and declare himself the 9 00:00:41,534 --> 00:00:44,294 Speaker 1: winner of the twenty twenty four US election and the 10 00:00:44,334 --> 00:00:45,654 Speaker 1: forty seventh president. 11 00:00:45,974 --> 00:00:48,534 Speaker 2: The task before us will not be easy, but I 12 00:00:48,654 --> 00:00:54,014 Speaker 2: will bring every ounce of energy, spirit and fight that 13 00:00:54,134 --> 00:00:57,094 Speaker 2: I have in my soul to the job that you've 14 00:00:58,454 --> 00:01:00,974 Speaker 2: entrusted to me. This is a great job that there's 15 00:01:01,094 --> 00:01:04,654 Speaker 2: no job like this. This is the most important job 16 00:01:04,774 --> 00:01:09,494 Speaker 2: in the world. Just as I did in my first term, 17 00:01:09,614 --> 00:01:12,494 Speaker 2: we had a great first term, a great, great first term. 18 00:01:13,014 --> 00:01:18,214 Speaker 2: I will govern by a simple motto. Promises made, Promises kept. 19 00:01:18,254 --> 00:01:19,774 Speaker 2: We're going to keep our promise yet. 20 00:01:20,254 --> 00:01:23,094 Speaker 1: Trump was surrounded by his family, his team, and a 21 00:01:23,174 --> 00:01:26,934 Speaker 1: number of notable supporters. CEO of the UFC Dana White 22 00:01:27,014 --> 00:01:29,174 Speaker 1: joined Trump on stage to celebrate the win. 23 00:01:29,694 --> 00:01:30,214 Speaker 3: This is what. 24 00:01:30,374 --> 00:01:33,694 Speaker 4: Happens when the machine comes. After what you've seen over 25 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:36,014 Speaker 4: the last several years, this is what it looks like. 26 00:01:36,654 --> 00:01:39,814 Speaker 4: Couldn't stop him. He keeps going forward. He doesn't quit. 27 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:42,574 Speaker 4: He's the most resilient, hardworking man I've ever met in 28 00:01:42,574 --> 00:01:45,774 Speaker 4: my life. His family are incredible people. This is karmel 29 00:01:45,854 --> 00:01:48,934 Speaker 4: ladies and gentlemen. He deserves this. They deserve it as 30 00:01:48,934 --> 00:01:49,414 Speaker 4: a family. 31 00:01:49,694 --> 00:01:52,654 Speaker 1: Trump's new Vice president JD. Vans, also stood by the 32 00:01:52,694 --> 00:01:55,774 Speaker 1: man he once compared to Hitler, saying he's ready to 33 00:01:55,814 --> 00:01:57,134 Speaker 1: help lead the country. 34 00:01:57,014 --> 00:02:00,334 Speaker 3: President Trump's leadership. We're never going to stop fighting for you, 35 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:03,734 Speaker 3: for your dreams, for the future of your children. And 36 00:02:03,934 --> 00:02:07,894 Speaker 3: after the greatest political comeback in American history, We're going 37 00:02:07,974 --> 00:02:10,854 Speaker 3: to leave the greatest economic come back in American history 38 00:02:11,094 --> 00:02:12,574 Speaker 3: under Donald Trump's leadership. 39 00:02:12,854 --> 00:02:16,174 Speaker 1: Channel seven spoke to Trumpets founder Tony Holt Kramer, who 40 00:02:16,254 --> 00:02:17,974 Speaker 1: said there were some Aussies in the crowd too. 41 00:02:18,054 --> 00:02:22,894 Speaker 5: The President is here. President Trump just arrived. He's sitting 42 00:02:22,894 --> 00:02:27,294 Speaker 5: at a table with Elon Musk. Rfk Junior is here. 43 00:02:27,654 --> 00:02:31,974 Speaker 5: We just have tons of celebrities here, and most important, 44 00:02:32,654 --> 00:02:37,054 Speaker 5: your biggest celebrity in Australia is with me at my table. 45 00:02:38,134 --> 00:02:39,614 Speaker 5: Gina Reinhart is here. 46 00:02:39,814 --> 00:02:43,174 Speaker 1: Despite the celebrity endorsements and war chest of funds, it 47 00:02:43,294 --> 00:02:46,134 Speaker 1: wasn't enough to swing those red leaning states in Kamala 48 00:02:46,174 --> 00:02:49,374 Speaker 1: Harris's favor. Some big names even heading out to long 49 00:02:49,454 --> 00:02:52,934 Speaker 1: queues where young Americans were waiting hours to cast their vote, 50 00:02:53,134 --> 00:02:56,134 Speaker 1: some for the first time. Paul Roger showed up Nicole 51 00:02:56,134 --> 00:02:57,454 Speaker 1: because he heard the line was so long. 52 00:02:57,494 --> 00:03:00,054 Speaker 5: Paul, what brought you out? I just wanted to give 53 00:03:00,054 --> 00:03:00,654 Speaker 5: people water. 54 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:03,054 Speaker 1: They're waiting in line for a long time, and it's 55 00:03:03,094 --> 00:03:06,054 Speaker 1: a wonderful thing that all these young people are out voting. Overnight, 56 00:03:06,054 --> 00:03:09,174 Speaker 1: Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to take the win, 57 00:03:09,614 --> 00:03:13,734 Speaker 1: securing the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, now sitting 58 00:03:13,774 --> 00:03:16,534 Speaker 1: with two hundred and seventy seven votes to Harris's two 59 00:03:16,614 --> 00:03:19,614 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty four, with five states and districts still 60 00:03:19,654 --> 00:03:23,054 Speaker 1: to be decided. Democratic voters are mourning the loss. 61 00:03:23,174 --> 00:03:25,214 Speaker 6: I'm just waking up to the news that Trump has 62 00:03:25,254 --> 00:03:29,454 Speaker 6: won the election. My overall feeling is disappointment, and my 63 00:03:29,494 --> 00:03:35,494 Speaker 6: fellow Americans disappointed that so many chose a convicted felon 64 00:03:36,014 --> 00:03:39,534 Speaker 6: of a qualified woman that they chose a man who 65 00:03:39,614 --> 00:03:45,214 Speaker 6: rambles incoherently about perceived plans for policy over the current 66 00:03:45,294 --> 00:03:52,374 Speaker 6: vice president. Have chosen a man who thinks clearly only 67 00:03:52,454 --> 00:03:54,974 Speaker 6: of himself and what he can gain from the presidency 68 00:03:55,334 --> 00:03:59,214 Speaker 6: of a woman who looked to gain the presidency to 69 00:03:59,374 --> 00:04:01,494 Speaker 6: unite and uplift the American people. 70 00:04:01,894 --> 00:04:04,574 Speaker 1: So I'm pretty devastated by the results. 71 00:04:05,614 --> 00:04:09,494 Speaker 7: I just never saw. 72 00:04:10,854 --> 00:04:15,174 Speaker 1: I really believe that common sense would prevail. Harris is 73 00:04:15,254 --> 00:04:17,814 Speaker 1: yet to concede, her chief of staff, sending an email 74 00:04:17,854 --> 00:04:20,254 Speaker 1: out to the team late yesterday in an attempt to 75 00:04:20,294 --> 00:04:23,574 Speaker 1: remain positive in the face of ever red turning states 76 00:04:23,654 --> 00:04:27,334 Speaker 1: saying they remained hopeful, but Harris canceled her post election 77 00:04:27,494 --> 00:04:30,774 Speaker 1: party and has yet to deliver a speech. Late yesterday, 78 00:04:30,814 --> 00:04:33,654 Speaker 1: we caught up with Foreign Policy Deputy editor Emelia Lester 79 00:04:33,814 --> 00:04:38,054 Speaker 1: to better understand how this election unfolded. Emelia, we closely 80 00:04:38,094 --> 00:04:40,654 Speaker 1: watched those swing states that you told us about last time. 81 00:04:40,654 --> 00:04:43,054 Speaker 1: We caught up to chat about the polling and how 82 00:04:43,094 --> 00:04:46,534 Speaker 1: the candidates were shaping up pre election in places like Pennsylvania. 83 00:04:46,734 --> 00:04:49,534 Speaker 1: Now it seemed really close for quite some time, and 84 00:04:49,574 --> 00:04:53,254 Speaker 1: then things start to shift to Trump's favor. What was 85 00:04:53,294 --> 00:04:55,414 Speaker 1: the deciding factor for voters in those states. 86 00:04:55,414 --> 00:04:59,134 Speaker 7: What happened, So there were seven swing states or battleground 87 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:02,694 Speaker 7: states that were in contention and all along or since 88 00:05:02,814 --> 00:05:06,174 Speaker 7: Harris took over the ticket, the polls had shown Harris 89 00:05:06,214 --> 00:05:08,934 Speaker 7: and Trump nack and neck in all seven of those 90 00:05:08,974 --> 00:05:12,854 Speaker 7: battlegrounds states, and a lot of people thought that meant 91 00:05:13,454 --> 00:05:16,494 Speaker 7: that the election was going to be close. But then 92 00:05:16,974 --> 00:05:21,174 Speaker 7: polsters and statisticians pointed out to us another scenario, which 93 00:05:21,214 --> 00:05:24,014 Speaker 7: is that the election would not be close, and that 94 00:05:24,094 --> 00:05:27,614 Speaker 7: in those seven battleground states, one candidate could actually sweep 95 00:05:27,654 --> 00:05:31,694 Speaker 7: all of them. And astonishingly, we don't have the final 96 00:05:31,734 --> 00:05:35,414 Speaker 7: results in yet, but it is possible at this point 97 00:05:35,534 --> 00:05:38,614 Speaker 7: for Trump to sweep all seven of the battleground states. 98 00:05:39,254 --> 00:05:41,494 Speaker 1: When we look at an election, we generally look at 99 00:05:41,494 --> 00:05:44,414 Speaker 1: how a candidate won, but I think when we are 100 00:05:44,454 --> 00:05:47,574 Speaker 1: reflecting on this election, it'd be interesting to look at 101 00:05:47,654 --> 00:05:50,454 Speaker 1: how Kamala may be lost, because when you look at her, 102 00:05:50,494 --> 00:05:52,334 Speaker 1: she looks like she would appeal to a lot of 103 00:05:52,374 --> 00:05:55,814 Speaker 1: different communities, but one community in particular who seemed to 104 00:05:55,854 --> 00:05:59,094 Speaker 1: have really supported Donald Trump is the Hispanic community. And 105 00:05:59,134 --> 00:06:01,694 Speaker 1: that's despite a lot of the conversations that he has 106 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:05,134 Speaker 1: started around immigration and border crossings and things like that, 107 00:06:05,174 --> 00:06:09,094 Speaker 1: which you would presume Hispanic communities would automatically feel like 108 00:06:09,654 --> 00:06:12,054 Speaker 1: that is not what they'd wanted their candidate. How was 109 00:06:12,094 --> 00:06:14,374 Speaker 1: it that she wasn't able to win communities like that over? 110 00:06:15,254 --> 00:06:18,014 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's interesting, isn't it. I saw that Florida was 111 00:06:18,014 --> 00:06:20,174 Speaker 7: called pretty early, as it always is, and it's become 112 00:06:20,214 --> 00:06:23,494 Speaker 7: a safe Republican state since two thousand. But Trump had 113 00:06:23,534 --> 00:06:26,614 Speaker 7: an exceptionally strong showing there, much stronger than he did 114 00:06:26,654 --> 00:06:30,174 Speaker 7: in twenty twenty, and people thought that that was a 115 00:06:30,294 --> 00:06:34,214 Speaker 7: sign that the Hispanic vote was actually trending towards Trump, 116 00:06:34,294 --> 00:06:37,174 Speaker 7: which was the opposite of what people had predicted, particularly 117 00:06:37,174 --> 00:06:40,854 Speaker 7: given the Tony Hinchcliffe Puerto Rico floating island of garbage 118 00:06:40,894 --> 00:06:43,254 Speaker 7: remarks in the last days of the campaign. And I 119 00:06:43,334 --> 00:06:46,014 Speaker 7: think that the post mortems are already being written that 120 00:06:46,134 --> 00:06:50,174 Speaker 7: Harris just didn't win over enough groups. She increased her 121 00:06:50,214 --> 00:06:54,094 Speaker 7: support amongst college educated voters, but if you break it 122 00:06:54,174 --> 00:06:57,214 Speaker 7: down in other ways, Trump's Black vote was up, Trump's 123 00:06:57,294 --> 00:07:01,294 Speaker 7: Hispanic vote was up, and while women and young people 124 00:07:01,494 --> 00:07:05,894 Speaker 7: did favor Harris over Trump, neither group actually turned out 125 00:07:05,934 --> 00:07:08,294 Speaker 7: in as big a numbers, it looks like so far, 126 00:07:08,374 --> 00:07:10,974 Speaker 7: that's my caveat when either group turned out in as 127 00:07:10,974 --> 00:07:13,734 Speaker 7: bigger numbers as they did for Biden in twenty twenty. 128 00:07:14,094 --> 00:07:16,494 Speaker 1: Can we talk about what impact the cost of living 129 00:07:16,534 --> 00:07:18,734 Speaker 1: crisis has had on this election, because a lot of 130 00:07:18,734 --> 00:07:22,534 Speaker 1: people in exit poll interviews were saying that four years ago, 131 00:07:22,614 --> 00:07:24,654 Speaker 1: under Donald Trump they felt like they had more money 132 00:07:24,694 --> 00:07:27,654 Speaker 1: in their pocket, that their businesses were more successful, and 133 00:07:27,774 --> 00:07:30,574 Speaker 1: they've had to deal with what is actually a global 134 00:07:30,814 --> 00:07:34,854 Speaker 1: issue of rising inflation and cost of living crises. Do 135 00:07:34,894 --> 00:07:37,134 Speaker 1: you think that's played a major role in why Trump 136 00:07:37,174 --> 00:07:40,054 Speaker 1: did look so good to some voters who are really 137 00:07:40,094 --> 00:07:41,014 Speaker 1: struggling right now. 138 00:07:41,254 --> 00:07:45,174 Speaker 7: Yes, the most important issue for voters consistently in every 139 00:07:45,214 --> 00:07:50,294 Speaker 7: survey was the economy, and that overwhelmed even abortion amongst women. 140 00:07:50,534 --> 00:07:52,934 Speaker 7: The economy was across the board the most important issue, 141 00:07:52,934 --> 00:07:55,454 Speaker 7: and then the second most important issue was immigration. But 142 00:07:55,574 --> 00:07:57,974 Speaker 7: just focusing on the economy for a little bit, I 143 00:07:58,014 --> 00:08:00,774 Speaker 7: think it is fair to say that globally, incumbents are 144 00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:05,214 Speaker 7: getting thrashed at elections because everyone's economy after COVID is 145 00:08:05,254 --> 00:08:08,174 Speaker 7: not in a particularly good way now. Actually, economists say 146 00:08:08,174 --> 00:08:10,534 Speaker 7: that the US economy is probablyably the strongest in the 147 00:08:10,534 --> 00:08:13,854 Speaker 7: world right now, but it doesn't feel like that to people. 148 00:08:14,134 --> 00:08:17,454 Speaker 7: Economists aren't sure why there's this dissonance between how the 149 00:08:17,534 --> 00:08:20,254 Speaker 7: economy is doing and how people feel about the economy, 150 00:08:20,254 --> 00:08:24,174 Speaker 7: but it's definitely there, and Harris didn't have the opportunity 151 00:08:24,214 --> 00:08:26,934 Speaker 7: to or never fixed on a narrative of how she 152 00:08:27,014 --> 00:08:29,454 Speaker 7: was going to turn things around. I think that in 153 00:08:29,494 --> 00:08:31,734 Speaker 7: the post mortems, a lot of people are going to 154 00:08:31,814 --> 00:08:34,374 Speaker 7: turn to this appearance that she made on the view. 155 00:08:34,174 --> 00:08:37,694 Speaker 6: Which you have done something differently than President Biden during 156 00:08:37,734 --> 00:08:38,854 Speaker 6: the past four years. 157 00:08:40,294 --> 00:08:42,414 Speaker 5: There is done a thing that comes to mind in 158 00:08:42,534 --> 00:08:45,894 Speaker 5: terms of and I've been a part of most of 159 00:08:45,934 --> 00:08:47,894 Speaker 5: the decisions that have had impact. 160 00:08:48,134 --> 00:08:51,014 Speaker 7: A Trump campaign manager Jason Miller wrote a piece for 161 00:08:51,054 --> 00:08:53,694 Speaker 7: Politico a couple of days ago where he said to 162 00:08:53,814 --> 00:08:56,294 Speaker 7: him that was the turning point in the campaign. By 163 00:08:56,374 --> 00:08:59,214 Speaker 7: not distancing herself from Biden, and more to the point, 164 00:08:59,254 --> 00:09:02,694 Speaker 7: Biden's economy, she may have sealed the deal for Trump. 165 00:09:03,214 --> 00:09:07,974 Speaker 1: You've mentioned abortion writes also being top ticket for a 166 00:09:07,974 --> 00:09:11,174 Speaker 1: lot of voters in this election. Were you surprised to 167 00:09:11,174 --> 00:09:13,974 Speaker 1: see that, Unlike a lot of the other states that 168 00:09:14,094 --> 00:09:17,334 Speaker 1: have brought in abortion bands, since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 169 00:09:17,694 --> 00:09:21,414 Speaker 1: Florida has become the first state to fail to overthrow 170 00:09:21,454 --> 00:09:24,774 Speaker 1: those with the option that they had on their ballot 171 00:09:25,134 --> 00:09:27,294 Speaker 1: in this election. Did that surprise people? 172 00:09:27,454 --> 00:09:30,454 Speaker 7: I think so, because a lot of really conservative states 173 00:09:30,814 --> 00:09:33,934 Speaker 7: have voted to enshrine abortion rights. One state that did 174 00:09:33,934 --> 00:09:37,014 Speaker 7: that on election night, conversely, was Missouri, which is an 175 00:09:37,054 --> 00:09:39,694 Speaker 7: extremely red state. I don't quite know what's going on 176 00:09:39,734 --> 00:09:43,014 Speaker 7: in Florida. Florida is often regarded by Americans as a 177 00:09:43,014 --> 00:09:45,054 Speaker 7: bit of a mystery. It's a bit of a wildcard, 178 00:09:45,134 --> 00:09:47,854 Speaker 7: and I think that's one of those wildcard results. I 179 00:09:47,894 --> 00:09:50,694 Speaker 7: have seen some analysis that says the reason why abortion 180 00:09:51,374 --> 00:09:54,494 Speaker 7: generally never took off as an issue for Harris is 181 00:09:54,734 --> 00:09:59,934 Speaker 7: because people feel inured to the national abortion debate because 182 00:09:59,934 --> 00:10:02,454 Speaker 7: they live in a state where they feel simparticle with 183 00:10:02,494 --> 00:10:06,774 Speaker 7: that state's values on abortion. Because the conservative line on 184 00:10:06,814 --> 00:10:09,174 Speaker 7: the overturning of Roe v. Wade through the Dobbs decision 185 00:10:09,294 --> 00:10:11,654 Speaker 7: was that we're just handing the abortion decision back to 186 00:10:11,694 --> 00:10:14,014 Speaker 7: the states. We're not saying federally what we want to do. 187 00:10:14,134 --> 00:10:16,774 Speaker 7: We're just handing the right to decide about abortion back 188 00:10:16,814 --> 00:10:19,414 Speaker 7: to the states. And people took them kind of at 189 00:10:19,414 --> 00:10:22,054 Speaker 7: phase value at that it appears and decided, well, I'm 190 00:10:22,134 --> 00:10:24,414 Speaker 7: safe because I live in a state where I agree 191 00:10:24,454 --> 00:10:26,094 Speaker 7: with what this state is doing on abortion. 192 00:10:26,734 --> 00:10:29,454 Speaker 1: There's been a lot of discussion about women's rights. If 193 00:10:29,494 --> 00:10:33,934 Speaker 1: Donald Trump returns to power, Could it get worse for 194 00:10:34,014 --> 00:10:36,854 Speaker 1: women in the US. I mean, it's gotten pretty bad 195 00:10:36,974 --> 00:10:40,014 Speaker 1: with stories we're hearing regularly about women who are dying 196 00:10:40,374 --> 00:10:42,814 Speaker 1: because they can't access the kind of care that they need. 197 00:10:43,094 --> 00:10:47,014 Speaker 1: The infant mortality rate has increased. Could it get worse? 198 00:10:47,694 --> 00:10:50,054 Speaker 7: I think healthcare is definitely going to get worse for 199 00:10:50,094 --> 00:10:53,094 Speaker 7: women because we don't know exactly what's going to happen 200 00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:55,734 Speaker 7: with abortion. Trump has sort of diary dallied on whether 201 00:10:55,814 --> 00:10:58,334 Speaker 7: or not he would sign a national abortion ban. We've 202 00:10:58,334 --> 00:11:01,694 Speaker 7: talked about the popular support for entrining abortion rights at 203 00:11:01,694 --> 00:11:04,054 Speaker 7: the state level. But I think it's safe to say 204 00:11:04,054 --> 00:11:09,214 Speaker 7: that there are some really conservative, politically extreme ideologues who 205 00:11:09,294 --> 00:11:11,854 Speaker 7: are gone going to make up this administration, people like 206 00:11:12,054 --> 00:11:15,774 Speaker 7: Trump's Vice president Jedie Vance, who has made pretty clear 207 00:11:15,814 --> 00:11:18,174 Speaker 7: he thinks that a woman's main purpose is to pop 208 00:11:18,174 --> 00:11:20,534 Speaker 7: out babies. I just don't think that the way that 209 00:11:20,614 --> 00:11:23,254 Speaker 7: this campaign has talked about women from the top down 210 00:11:24,214 --> 00:11:27,134 Speaker 7: is a good thing for women generally. I think ambiently 211 00:11:27,614 --> 00:11:29,574 Speaker 7: there's a lot of fear amongst women in the US. 212 00:11:29,774 --> 00:11:31,534 Speaker 7: A lot of women feel like this election was a 213 00:11:31,574 --> 00:11:35,694 Speaker 7: referendumum whether women are equal to men, and the kind 214 00:11:35,734 --> 00:11:38,294 Speaker 7: of coarse language that's been used throughout the campaign really 215 00:11:38,494 --> 00:11:41,894 Speaker 7: made women feel panicked, and I think this result is 216 00:11:42,094 --> 00:11:43,374 Speaker 7: not going to do anything to fix that. 217 00:11:43,814 --> 00:11:45,534 Speaker 1: I'd love to get your opinion on this. You know, 218 00:11:45,574 --> 00:11:49,014 Speaker 1: Australians watch the US election as a kind of gauge 219 00:11:49,134 --> 00:11:51,454 Speaker 1: as to what may unfold here in Australia, and we 220 00:11:51,454 --> 00:11:54,014 Speaker 1: saw during the last Trump administration and during the Morrison 221 00:11:54,054 --> 00:11:56,694 Speaker 1: government here that a lot of those values seemed to 222 00:11:56,694 --> 00:11:59,934 Speaker 1: be reflected and it felt very divisive. And we have 223 00:12:00,054 --> 00:12:03,734 Speaker 1: seen here in Australia just in recent months two states 224 00:12:03,774 --> 00:12:06,734 Speaker 1: at least look at bringing in abortion bands where abortions 225 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:12,214 Speaker 1: have been legalized for some time. Now. Do we fear 226 00:12:12,294 --> 00:12:15,174 Speaker 1: that the sentiment that Trump may bring back again like 227 00:12:15,254 --> 00:12:17,574 Speaker 1: we saw in the lead up to the twenty twenty election, 228 00:12:17,694 --> 00:12:19,734 Speaker 1: might happen here again in Australia too. 229 00:12:20,054 --> 00:12:22,854 Speaker 7: I think that you'd be hitting yourself if you thought 230 00:12:22,894 --> 00:12:25,814 Speaker 7: that the broad cultural dynamics and currents at play in 231 00:12:25,854 --> 00:12:28,614 Speaker 7: this election are going to stay within American borders. The 232 00:12:28,734 --> 00:12:31,414 Speaker 7: US is the most culturally influential country in the world, 233 00:12:31,974 --> 00:12:34,014 Speaker 7: and what happens in the US is not going to 234 00:12:34,014 --> 00:12:36,294 Speaker 7: stay in the US. In fact, I saw a poll 235 00:12:36,494 --> 00:12:39,294 Speaker 7: last week that was by Talbot Mills and it was 236 00:12:39,334 --> 00:12:41,814 Speaker 7: asking Australians in New Zealanders who they would support in 237 00:12:41,854 --> 00:12:45,934 Speaker 7: the election, and one really fascinating finding was that young 238 00:12:46,014 --> 00:12:49,654 Speaker 7: men clearly prefer Trump, and his support amongst young women 239 00:12:49,774 --> 00:12:52,334 Speaker 7: is tiny. I was very surprised to see the numbers 240 00:12:52,374 --> 00:12:54,934 Speaker 7: of men under thirty who support Trump. It was actually 241 00:12:55,014 --> 00:12:57,974 Speaker 7: forty three percent of young Australian and New Zealand men 242 00:12:57,974 --> 00:13:00,854 Speaker 7: support Donald Trump. So I think that the kind of 243 00:13:00,854 --> 00:13:04,694 Speaker 7: aggressive gender politics that we've seen unfold here in spectacular 244 00:13:04,774 --> 00:13:07,694 Speaker 7: fashion are absolutely going to make it across the Pacific Ocean. 245 00:13:09,814 --> 00:13:12,254 Speaker 1: Have congratulated the new president. One of the first to 246 00:13:12,294 --> 00:13:16,094 Speaker 1: reach out was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who began 247 00:13:16,134 --> 00:13:20,894 Speaker 1: with dear Donald and Milania Trump, congratulations on history's greatest comeback. 248 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:23,574 Speaker 1: Your historic return to the White House offers a new 249 00:13:23,574 --> 00:13:26,734 Speaker 1: beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great 250 00:13:26,774 --> 00:13:31,374 Speaker 1: alliance between Israel and America. He signed off in true friendship, Yours, 251 00:13:31,414 --> 00:13:36,974 Speaker 1: Benjamin and Sarah Netanyahu. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelenski also congratulated Trump, 252 00:13:37,214 --> 00:13:41,014 Speaker 1: saying he appreciated his peace through strength approaching global affairs, 253 00:13:41,254 --> 00:13:44,374 Speaker 1: saying this is exactly the principle that can practically bring 254 00:13:44,614 --> 00:13:48,334 Speaker 1: just peace in Ukraine. Closer, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has 255 00:13:48,414 --> 00:13:52,294 Speaker 1: yet to acknowledge Trump's win. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 256 00:13:52,374 --> 00:13:54,414 Speaker 1: posted a picture of him and Trump together at the 257 00:13:54,414 --> 00:13:57,534 Speaker 1: White House, saying the friendship between Canada and the US 258 00:13:57,694 --> 00:14:00,774 Speaker 1: is the envy of the world. Australian Prime Minister Anthony 259 00:14:00,814 --> 00:14:04,174 Speaker 1: Albernizi took to social media saying Australians and Americans are 260 00:14:04,214 --> 00:14:07,854 Speaker 1: great friends and true allies, and working together can ensure 261 00:14:07,894 --> 00:14:11,174 Speaker 1: the partnership between the two nations remained strong into the future. 262 00:14:11,614 --> 00:14:14,414 Speaker 1: Earlier this year, The Saturday Paper reported that former Liberal 263 00:14:14,414 --> 00:14:17,854 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Scott Morrison had positioned himself to serve the 264 00:14:17,854 --> 00:14:21,494 Speaker 1: Albernese government as an informal envoy to Donald Trump if 265 00:14:21,494 --> 00:14:24,614 Speaker 1: he were to be successful at the election. Opposition leader 266 00:14:24,654 --> 00:14:28,214 Speaker 1: Peter Dutton posted his congratulations, saying may the years ahead 267 00:14:28,254 --> 00:14:31,014 Speaker 1: be some of the most defining for our alliance, in which, 268 00:14:31,134 --> 00:14:34,494 Speaker 1: driven by tests of our times, the necessity of deterrence 269 00:14:34,574 --> 00:14:37,654 Speaker 1: and the cause of securing peace through strength, we unleash 270 00:14:37,774 --> 00:14:41,934 Speaker 1: the defense, industrial, and economic opportunities of Orcus at speed 271 00:14:42,094 --> 00:14:46,054 Speaker 1: and scale. The response from Wall Street has been a 272 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:48,974 Speaker 1: positive one off the back of Trump's election win, US 273 00:14:49,014 --> 00:14:52,854 Speaker 1: treasury yields and bitcoin stocks hitting record highs. The US 274 00:14:52,974 --> 00:14:55,654 Speaker 1: dollar also gained and the Dow added more than twelve 275 00:14:55,734 --> 00:14:59,374 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty points. Senior market analyst David Morrison said 276 00:14:59,374 --> 00:15:02,174 Speaker 1: financial markets responded to the relief of a quick and 277 00:15:02,414 --> 00:15:06,854 Speaker 1: undisputed election result. Now that Trump has won, it may 278 00:15:06,854 --> 00:15:09,134 Speaker 1: be the end of some of the criminal cases currently 279 00:15:09,174 --> 00:15:11,854 Speaker 1: in the pro being heard against him. The two federal 280 00:15:11,894 --> 00:15:15,294 Speaker 1: cases brought by the Department of Justice over alleged interference 281 00:15:15,294 --> 00:15:17,774 Speaker 1: in the twenty twenty election, and the second over his 282 00:15:17,854 --> 00:15:21,294 Speaker 1: handling of classified materials found at his resort in Florida 283 00:15:21,414 --> 00:15:24,254 Speaker 1: have already been hit with hurdles, but Trump may now 284 00:15:24,334 --> 00:15:27,614 Speaker 1: personally order the dismissal of the cases, already saying he 285 00:15:27,614 --> 00:15:30,574 Speaker 1: would fire Special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the charges 286 00:15:30,614 --> 00:15:34,414 Speaker 1: against him immediately. The state cases one in Georgia, where 287 00:15:34,454 --> 00:15:37,134 Speaker 1: he's been charged with an alleged conspiracy to disrupt the 288 00:15:37,174 --> 00:15:41,414 Speaker 1: twenty twenty election result. Is beyond the Department of Justice's jurisdiction, 289 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:44,574 Speaker 1: but Trump could ask the DOJ to file a lawsuit 290 00:15:44,614 --> 00:15:47,614 Speaker 1: in federal court to pause the proceedings and fast track 291 00:15:47,654 --> 00:15:49,814 Speaker 1: it to the Supreme Court, who ruled in July that 292 00:15:49,934 --> 00:15:53,374 Speaker 1: former presidents are immune from prosecution. As for the New 293 00:15:53,414 --> 00:15:56,014 Speaker 1: York hush money case, in which Trump was found guilty, 294 00:15:56,214 --> 00:15:59,374 Speaker 1: the judge agreed to postpone sentencing until after the election, 295 00:15:59,774 --> 00:16:02,614 Speaker 1: but legal scholars are now suggesting that sentencing may be 296 00:16:02,734 --> 00:16:08,134 Speaker 1: postponed until after the next federal election. The transition to 297 00:16:08,174 --> 00:16:10,774 Speaker 1: a Trump administration is not a quick one. It will 298 00:16:10,774 --> 00:16:12,734 Speaker 1: be a few months before he moves back into the 299 00:16:12,734 --> 00:16:16,014 Speaker 1: White House, but the process mandates that work begins five 300 00:16:16,134 --> 00:16:19,374 Speaker 1: days after the election. State election officials still have to 301 00:16:19,414 --> 00:16:22,094 Speaker 1: certify their elections and wait to see if any recounts 302 00:16:22,094 --> 00:16:25,574 Speaker 1: are required. Then, on December seventeen, the Electoral College will 303 00:16:25,574 --> 00:16:29,134 Speaker 1: meet to certify the results. Congress will then formally count 304 00:16:29,174 --> 00:16:32,534 Speaker 1: and certify the vote during a special session on January sixth, 305 00:16:32,654 --> 00:16:36,094 Speaker 1: where Trump's opponent Kamla Harris will preside as the envelopes 306 00:16:36,134 --> 00:16:39,654 Speaker 1: are opened and verified. Then Trump's inauguration will be held 307 00:16:39,654 --> 00:16:42,374 Speaker 1: on January twenty on the steps of the Capitol, as 308 00:16:42,414 --> 00:16:46,614 Speaker 1: his four years in power begins. Barring any special circumstances, 309 00:16:46,734 --> 00:16:54,574 Speaker 1: Trump will not be able to run again. Thanks for 310 00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,534 Speaker 1: taking the time to feed your mind with us today. 311 00:16:56,614 --> 00:16:59,254 Speaker 1: The quickie is produced by me Claire Murphy and our 312 00:16:59,294 --> 00:17:00,974 Speaker 1: executive producer, Taylor Strato.