In what was an incredibly decisive vote from the US electorate, following an incredibly divisive election, Donald J Trump will return to the White House in January, becoming the 47th President of the United States.

Had she been elected, Vice President Kamala Harris would have made history as the country's first female President, but American voters decided on a different precedent.

Joining Tina Quinn to analyse the media coverage and its impact on the result was Danielle Allen (formerly of The Washington Post), Nick Bryant (formerly of the BBC), Amelia Lester (Foreign Policy Magazine) and David Folkenflik (NPR).

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