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We should celebrate Trump’s defeat and learn from it
The task for the new White House team will be to actually address the issues of racial inequality and living standards for the poor and for workers, writes DIANE ABBOTT
people gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States

THE population in the overwhelming majority of the world’s countries wanted Donald Trump gone.  

That includes the population of the United States, which is a source of great rejoicing.

Trump was defeated fair and square at the polls and Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. 

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