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OTTAWA –

Former president Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday morning as the path to victory for Vice-President Kamala Harris was significantly diminished by Pennsylvania’s swing back to the Republican leader.

“I will govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept,” Trump said to cheering party faithful at a Florida watch party.

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When the Republican leader gave his speech, only Fox News had declared his triumph. Trump spoke about helping the country heal and fixing the border, saying he will fight for American families with every breath in his body.

“Look what happened. Is this crazy?” Trump said. “But it’s a political victory that our country has never seen before.”

Americans anxiously watched as the results of Tuesday’s election rolled in, revealing a deeply divided United States as a handful of critical battleground states were …