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Donald Trump is an "absolute fighter and a brawler who did what he needed to do to win", says Georgia Representative Tom Price. The congressman, who also chairs the House Budget Committee, told The World At One's Martha Kearney (on BBC Radio 4 in the UK) that Trump's leadership would "bring people together".

Global leaders have reacted to Trump's surprise victory in a variety of ways.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: "We look forward to working very closely with President-elect Trump."

Mexico's President Enrique Pena, who met then-candidate Trump during the campaign, conspicuously didn't congratulate him on Twitter but praised the American people "for its electoral process".

President Francois Hollande said Mr Trump's victory "opens a period of uncertainty".  

Read how more world leaders have been reacting

This was not the speech Barack Obama wanted to make.

The president and his wife Michelle have been cheering for their fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton, and both took time out to address rallies on her behalf especially in the last few weeks of her campaign.

But Trump won, so this was the speech Obama had to make.

And he made it well - with appeals to unity, after a spectacularly divisive time in American politics.

"We're Americans first", he said, and he prepared for his January handover to the next "relay runner": President Donald Trump.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, AFP

Is Cuba anxious?

The country has announced five days of military exercises. It hasn't linked them to the Trump victory - but analysts say such measures tend to be a sign of tension, or to send a message to the US.

While Obama worked for a thaw between the two countries, Trump has said he is in favour of the longstanding American trade embargo on Cuba and wants to shut the new US embassy in Havana.

Read more from the BBC's Latin America desk here.

BBC Newsnight

A cleanliness freak who lives in the penthouse above his office and commutes by lift.

Six years ago, well before this presidential bid, Emily Maitlis from the BBC's Newsnight programme met and interviewed Donald Trump for a documentary.

Her first impression? "A classic Type A personality American tycoon."

Here's an extract from that film, Donald Trump - an All American Billionaire.

President-elect Trump is inside Trump Tower in New York City today, his team say.

His staff have joined him, including Stephen Miller, Reince Prebus, Kellyanne Conway, Brad Parscale, and Jason Miller.

The lobby at Trump Tower is deserted as the NYPD and Secret Service have completely locked down the area. No-one is milling about in the lobby, and the Starbucks coffee shop is closed.

Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said they had nothing else to add at this time.

In closing remarks that signify the way power is ebbing away from him even though President Trump will not be sworn in until January, President Obama describes how the most powerful job on earth was handed on to him from President George W Bush.

Despite their differences, they had a smooth transition, he says.

"I've said before. I think of this job as being a relay runner. You take the baton and you run your best race. And hopefully by the time you hand it off you're a little further ahead, you've made a little progress."

More from President Obama's address:

"It is hard and sometimes contentious and noisy and its not always inspiring. But to the young people who got into politics for the first time and may be disappointed by the results, I just want you to know - you have to stay encouraged. Don't get cynical. Don't ever think you can't make a difference."

President Obama is speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House to the nation:

"We're Americans first. We're patriots first. We all want what's best for this country. That's what I heard in Mr Trump's remarks last night, that's what I heard when I spoke to him directly. And I'm heartened by that."

"I know everybody had a long night. I did as well", the president told the nation, as White House staffers watched from the sidelines, some shaking their heads in disbelief.

"I had a chance to talk to President-elect Trump to congratulate him on winning the election."

"We are now all rooting for his success," Obama said, adding that he hoped he would reunify the country.

They've not exactly had a bromance.

Trump publicly insulted McCain, saying the Vietnam veteran wasn't a war hero.

McCain stopped backing Trump when video emerged of the nominee making disparaging boasts about women.

But now that McCain is safely back in the Senate and Trump's path to the White House is clear, here comes congratulatory tweet.

Could all that be water under the bridge?

To recap, Hillary Clinton has made a graceful, emotional and powerful concession speech in which she urged her heartbroken supporters to come together with those who voted in Donald Trump for the good of the United States.

She insisted that their values were still worth fighting for - within the US democratic tradition.

And she apologised for losing, for not breaking the ultimate glass ceiling that means another man - the 45th in a row since George Washington began the sequence - will take up residence in the White House.

Her offer to serve President Trump in any capacity may or may not be taken up by the man who has called her "Crooked Hillary" for months while also insisting she should be in jail.

Image source, Reuters

They were taken seconds apart, both by the same news agency, as Hillary Clinton and her family walked in to the Manhattan hotel where she was to deliver her concession speech.

Yet these photos show Mrs Clinton in two completely different moods.

Image source, AP

Image source, AP

It just goes to show how much choice there is for journalists at newspapers and websites - and how the choices made can illustrate the same story in wildly different ways.

Just as an aside - do you reckon Hillary and Bill are deliberately both wearing purple? It's made from red (the Republican colour) and blue (the Democratic colour) mixed together - maybe they mean it to say that now is the time for unity.

A tearful, emotional and powerful speech - the best the Democratic candidate has made? 

It was generous and magnanimous to President-elect Trump, comforting to her supporters on America's liberal wing, and upbeat and optimistic about the future of America.

Hillary addresses the women who backed her to become America's first woman president:

"Nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion."

And to the "little girls" of America, she says:

"Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every opportunity."

The US owes an "enormous debt of gratitude" to outgoing President Barack Obama and the First family, Hillary Clinton says.

It's important to note that the prospect of a return to 2000's political hiatus - when Al Gore and George W Bush were finally separated by the Supreme Court - was a great concern, not least to the world's financial markets.

Mrs Clinton's remarks close the lid on that.

Mrs Clinton said: "We must accept this result. Donald Trump is going to be president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."

Image source, reuters

Hillary Clinton says that, despite the disappointment of losing, "I still believe in America - and I always will."

She also says the peaceful transfer of power is a cornerstone of US democracy, and urges her supporters to approach the Trump presidency "with an open mind".

Hillary Clinton says she has congratulated - and offered to work with - President-Elect Donald Trump.

"I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans," she says.