'His election is a remarkable achievement, not just for the man himself but for the common American man and woman'
Donald Trump did away with the nonsense and achieved the greatest political victory in decades
Like the weather beaten political anorak that I am, I watched every minute of CNN’s election night coverage, only flipping to BBC during the ad breaks, for some unbiased coverage.
Before a single result came in, we were reliably informed that America was about to get its first female President. The reason, at least according to CNN, was that the Republican Party was already on “the wrong side of history”, a phrase that always amuses me and in hindsight should have been my first clue that things may not go to CNN’s plan.
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