The protest of the white working class, the inhabitants of the outback and the outskirts, who got tired of the Washington rules

Barack Obama was one of the first to congratulate Donald Trump. The conversation of the 44th president with the one who will become the 45th in January took place at 3:30 am. Obama invited Trump to a meeting at the White House and promised that his team would ensure a "smooth" transition of power to people from a future Trump administration.

"We zigzag"

The president, who has spent the final days of the race campaigning for Hillary at rallies, delivered an address to citizens at the White House on Wednesday, reminding them of the need to stay united. This may have been in response to reports of protests in California and Oregon that smashed windows and burned tires while chanting "Trump is not our president." On Wednesday morning, a new term appeared on social media in California, America's largest state that voted for Clinton, "calexit" (Calexit), similar to "Brexit". Californians are seriously discussing the exit of the state from the federation. The economy of this state occupies, according to various estimates, 6-8th place in the world. California will live without Trump, say the initiators of the new movement.

“We are all one team,” Obama reminded the Americans, “and we all cheer for the success of the new president.” We are first Americans and patriots, and only then - Democrats and Republicans. For those who are disappointed, the outgoing president urged "not to give up." You can lose an argument and even an election, but you can't betray your ideals and dreams. “The road of this country has never been a straight line. We are zigzagging,” Obama said.

For Hillary, the election result was a crushing and unexpected blow (even the day before, the Democratic headquarters ordered a festive fireworks). She congratulated Trump on Election Night, but did not deliver the traditional “concession speech” until the next day. “It was painful, and the pain will not go away for a long time” - this is how Hillary assessed the experience of the second unsuccessful “running for president”. The nation is even more divided than we thought, the former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state admitted. With regard to Hillary, the definition of "former" is now the most accurate. “We need to recognize the results of this election, treat Trump with an open mind and give him a chance to lead the country,” Clinton said.

The real winner of this election is American democracy. The choice was made against the opinion of the President and the campaign in the mainstream media, against the wishes of the political elite. Idle talk about "carousels" and rigging in favor of Clinton has been put to shame. The American media, which promoted Trump at the initial stage of the “primaries”, showing him for free in prime time, while other candidates like Jeb Bush paid for their advertising on the air, at the end of the election could not do anything with their “Golem ”, created in pursuit of ratings.

Road to Trumpland

On the morning of November 9, Americans woke up in another country, and the local media write that Trump's victory could mark the arrival of a new world order. The New York Times: "Criticism of trade agreements, immigration and America's active involvement in the international community set him apart from all others. Trump has expressed admiration for Vladimir Putin, called the threat of global warming a "Chinese fiction", criticized the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and demanded that America's allies spend more money on their own defense.

During CNN's televised election marathon, the channel that supported Clinton's candidacy, the faces and moods of hosts and invited guests deteriorated noticeably as the results were announced. As in the case of the referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union, the sociological services got into a deep puddle. The results of the polls, which predicted a difficult but unconditional victory for Hillary Clinton, did not coincide with the vote of the Americans.

What influenced the change in the social vector? Forteli FBI Director James Comey, who brought down Clinton's ratings with an incomprehensible return to the investigation of her official correspondence 10 days before the election? The fact that Clinton's official correspondence was found on the computer from which her aide's husband Abedin, ex-Congressman Wiener, sent obscene pictures, including to a 15-year-old girl? Information about the Clinton Foundation receiving $1 million from Qatar? Or a new case when Clinton almost fell out of the blue, and this was shown in news releases by all the leading television channels in the country?

There are conspiracy theories - FBI Director Comey plays a prominent role in them (there were reports that President Obama wants to fire him), hackers who stole the correspondence of the Democratic Party headquarters, sites like WikiLeaks that published stolen information, and individual media - mostly , tabloids, generously citing dirt on Clinton. As the Washington Post writes, one of the strategists of her headquarters asked what the f... is going on? (what ... is going on here at all?) answered in one word: Komi.

A more solid version - the reason is not in media and virtual scandals, but in the protest of the white working class of America, the inhabitants of the outback and the outskirts of large metropolitan areas, who are fed up with the unchanging Washington rules of the game. “Political football” is what the United States calls the opposition of two parties in the executive and legislative bodies, paralyzing the work of the federal government and the adoption of the necessary laws. The Trump electorate voted for a "strong leader."

Although the US economy recovered from the recession, it was too slow, too little, and too late. The middle class has suffered irretrievable losses. The thirst for change turned out to be stronger than any compromising evidence on Trump, declaring him “incompetent” by politicians and economists. Those who did not go to the polls for many years came to vote for him. And African Americans and other representatives of the Democratic electorate were far from being as active as they were 4 years ago. Many supporters of Senator Sanders, contrary to his calls, voted for Trump.

Now the White House and both houses of Congress have fallen into the hands of the Republicans. If President Trump and Speaker Ryan can forge a working relationship, the new administration, despite the skeptics, will be able to resolve issues. In addition, the president and Congress can promote their protege, a spokesman for conservative ideas, to a vacant seat on the Supreme Court. Exactly what the Republican Senate prevented Obama from doing. And then, the Washington Post notes, the three branches of government will be controlled by the Republican Party. At the same time, the system of "checks and balances" will not allow Trump to abuse power and go to extremes.

As the Wall Street Journal reported, in the future administration, veteran politicians, former applicants for a seat in the White House: Rudy Giuliani (former mayor of New York) and Newt Gingrich (former speaker of Congress) can take serious posts in the future administration. Trump's rival, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, could take over as health secretary and bury Obamacare, a reform the 44th president worked so hard to achieve. And the Attorney General, in whose department, as Trump promised, a new investigation against H. Clinton will be initiated, may be another former rival - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

The American stock market, which expressed confidence in a stable tomorrow, raised the Dow Jones index by 371 points a day before the elections. But on election day, when it became clear that “impossible is possible,” the index flew down with a “rapid jack” - by 710 points. As if a new 9/11 had arrived in America. But by the middle of the new day, after the conciliatory appeals of Obama and Clinton, the market begins to stabilize.

New International

Like Obama, Vladimir Putin was one of the first to congratulate Trump on his victory. American analysts believe that now Moscow will have the opportunity to expand its influence in the world and even achieve an easing or lifting of economic sanctions imposed after the Crimea and Donbass. “The Kremlin has taken advantage of a long and torturous United States election campaign to prove the worldwide reach of its devastating disinformation operations and cast doubt on the entire Western democratic process,” writes The New York Times in “America’s Unexpected Gift to Russia and Putin.” ".

Trump doubts the value of NATO and demands that US allies put more money into the collective defense piggy bank. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, noted that such a position is incompatible with the treaty obligations of the United States. “NATO security guarantees are mandatory, all allies have made a solemn commitment to protect each other,” Stoltenberg said. He recalled that after the events of September 11, the allies came to the aid of the United States in the military campaign in Afghanistan, for the only time in practice applying Article 5 of the NATO Charter on Collective Defense. The NATO Secretary General hopes to meet with Trump soon.

Europe's right-wing nationalist leaders - Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, Marine Le Pen in France - hailed Trump's victory. Freedom Party leader Wilders, who has been charged with hate speech, tweeted enthusiastically: "Americans are taking the country back." He called Trump's victory a "revolution." Marine Le Pen - leader of the National Front - declared the Americans "free!" That's right, with an exclamation mark.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of the few European leaders who sympathized with Trump, also responded on social media: “What great news. Democracy is still alive."

And the rest of the world

British Prime Minister Theresa May recalled the "special relationship" between the two countries and confirmed that Washington and London have been and will be strong and close partners in matters of trade, security and defense. For the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, strengthening the partnership with America will be an undeniable priority. Whether Theresa May will be able to interact with Trump as effectively as Thatcher did with Reagan and Blair with Clinton is an open question. Today, the media is more likely to remember the "bromance" of Trump and Putin.

Vice Chancellor and Economics and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said he considers Trump "a pioneer of a new authoritarian and chauvinist international movement" and called his victory "a warning to Germany."

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, whom Trump met as a presidential candidate, confirmed that Mexico and the United States remain friends, partners and allies. However, Mexico is not going to pay for the construction of the notorious separation wall on the border, said Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massier.

In neighboring Canada, Trump's victory is raising concerns about the fate of NAFTA, a North American free trade agreement that the new president is about to renegotiate, along with other US trade agreements. On the other hand, Trump promised to launch the construction of the Keystone oil pipeline from Alberta to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a proponent of a liberal approach to migration and refugee issues. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Canadian government's immigration website was heavily disrupted by an influx of applications from Americans looking to move to Canada after Trump's victory.

Illegal migrants, holders of health insurance obtained through Obama's reform, American corporations that located their business outside of America, an angry Trump electorate who were promised tax cuts and new jobs, US international partners: China (which Trump promised to increase trade tariffs) , the EU, NATO, Japan, Poland, the Baltic countries, Ukraine and others - all with different moods are waiting for the practical steps of the new owner of the White House. Trump promised a lot. The tax-hidden billionaire reality TV star has become the first president in American history not to have served in the military or been previously elected to the executive branch. The grandmaster played: e2-e4, America and the world are waiting for the continuation of the game. In his first months in office, Trump wants to withdraw from the Pacific Partnership trade pact, stop payments to the UN climate change fund, and deport about two million illegal migrants.