US election 2024

US Election 2024
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77,302,416 votes (49.8%)

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Donald Trump, Republican Candidate

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  1. A stylised image that shows Elon Musk in front of ring binders

  2. Donald Trump gesturing behind a lectern

  3. Black and white photo of Vance at microphone in front of stars and stripes

  4. Robert F Kennedy Jr in front of a microphone at a senate hearing last week

  5. Donald Trump at a campaign rally pointing to the right of the picture. The BBC Verify logo is in the top righthand corner

  6. Donald Trump, seated, holds up an executive order that he has signed. The photo illusrtration has red and blue in the background with white stripes

  7. Robert F Kennedy Jr speaking in Phoenix, Arizona, US on 23 August, 2024. He is wearing a navy pinstripe suit and a navy tie.

  8. Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 27, smiles. She has blonde hair and is wearing a grey blazer.

  9. Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

  10. A close up picture of Donald Trump

  11. Three stylized depictions of JD Vance at various stages of his life. The recent photo of him on the left is in greyscale whilst there’s two red-tinted versions on the right. The background features a purple American flag with white stars and red stripes.

  12. Three stylised depictions of Donald Trump at various stages of his life. The recent photo of him on the left is in greyscale. Behind this here are two red-tinted versions of him in his 30s and 50s. The background features a purple American flag with white stars and red stripes.

  13. JD and Usha Vance and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance stand on stage on the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024

  14. William Kumuyi standing at a pulpit behind a sign that says "Inauguration Praise and Prayer Convocation".

  15. BBC composite image of Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F Kennedy Jr

  16. Barron Trump at his father's first and second inaugurations

  17. Amy Kobuchar smiles, JD Vance claps and Donald Trump gestures during the inauguration

  18. Donald Trump looks up from a podium in a close-up.

  19. Lauren Sanchez whispering to Mark Zuckerberg, who is smiling - Zuckerberg is wearing a suit, and Ms Sanchez has a white blouse on

  20. Donald Trump stands with his right hand raised and Melania at his side

  21. Graphic of US Capitol building in front of red and purple striped design

    22. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stand in a row.

    • The Capitol Building is portrayed in black and white on a background of red, grey and blue, converging in stripes behind the roof.

    • Image shows side profile of Donald Trump