Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance

Donald Trump, the US president-elect, has broken more records by clinching a second term in the White House.

As PM Keir Starmer acknowledged this morning, the Republican’s election is definitely “historic” – and not just for his shocking comeback into mainstream politics.

Here’s four ways he has made history....

1. Trump was already the first former president to be convicted

The Republican was hit with four simultaneous prosecutions last year in a five-month period – meaning he became the first president or former president to ever be indicted.

The cases against him included allegations to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in his 2016 campaigns.

A judge found him guilty of falsifying business records tied to that payment in May this year, meaning he became the first former US........

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