The US presidential election has resulted in a landslide victory for Donald Trump – putting him at the centre of the world’s news.
While – understandably – the media’s attention is on the president-elect and Kamala Harris’ resounding loss, the soon-to-be 47th president is not the only story of the election.
The fallout has already seen one US TV host reduced to tears as he reflected on the results.
In the UK, Nigel Farage’s constituency is already hoping for a visit from the next president, while details about what help Labour gave to Harris have emerged.
Below are five US election stories you may have missed among the reports on Trump’s historic win…
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> Nigel Farage’s constituency ready to roll out red carpet for Trump
> Jimmy Kimmel tears up during opening monologue about Trump victory
> Labour advisers ‘told Kamala Harris how to win election’
> McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift
> Slovenians hail Melania Trump return as US first lady
Nigel Farage’s constituency ready to roll out red carpet for Trump
A visit by Donald Trump to Nigel Farage’s Clacton constituency is on the cards after his resounding victory in the US presidential election, local Reform officials believe.
Councillor Peter Harris, who represents Reform on Tendring District Council and was Farage’s campaign agent in the general election, told The Independent that the town “will be rolling out the red carpet for the leader of the free world.”
Cllr Harris, a recent chairman of the council, first revealed the plan for a Trump visit to Clacton to The Independent in July during the general election.
US presenter Jimmy Kimmel tears up during opening monologue about Trump victory
Jimmy Kimmel struggled to hold back his tears during the opening monologue to his US talk show, describing Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election as a “terrible night”.
The comedian led US late-night chat show hosts offering their reaction after Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, with Stephen Colbert noting the “deep shock and sense of loss is enormous” and Seth Meyers calling Trump a “bad person”.
Meanwhile the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! kicked off his monologue noting that the choice for US president came down to a prosecutor and a criminal, “and we chose the criminal”.
Labour advisers ‘told Kamala Harris how to win election’
One of Keir Starmer’s top advisers met with Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign to brief them on Labour’s general election strategy ahead of the US election.
In September, it was reported that adviser Deborah Mattinson travelled to Washington DC, where she met with strategists from the Harris-Walz campaign to share insight on Labour’s strategy for winning the general election on 4 July…
Mattinson’s advice to the vice-president’s team was developed with the DC-based Progressive Policy Institute think tank, run by Starmer’s former director of policy Claire Ainsley.
McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift
Rory McIlroy feels that with Donald Trump sweeping the US presidential elections, a resolution in the PGA Tour-LIV Golf stand-off might be in sight…
When asked if he’d be surprised a decision was reached this soon, McIlroy said: “I would. But then, obviously, given today’s news with what’s happened in America, I think that clears the way a little bit. So we’ll see.”
McIlroy also said he thought Trump’s relationship with Tesla boss Elon Musk could help get a deal over the line.
‘She is ours’: Slovenians hail Melania Trump return as US First Lady
In Melania Trump’s Slovenian hometown Sevnica, where cakes and chocolates are named after her, residents on Wednesday welcomed her return to the White House as first lady.
“I’m glad. She is ‘ours’ after all,” Irena Mavric, a 68-year-old pensioner, told AFP – though she was less enthusiastic about her husband’s politics, intimating that she did not share “the Americans’ choice”.
Watch: Kamala Harris vows to ‘continue this fight’ in election concession speech
