Promise to return the US to greatness swung voters

Jill Colvin looks at how Donald Trump kept reeling in support despite numerous gaffes that would have sunk anyone else

DONALD Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with political insiders and desperate for change. On Tuesday, that movement propelled him to the White House.

Trump’s stunning, come-from-behind victory over Hillary Clinton — a far more organised and experienced rival — served as a raised middle finger to the political establishment from his fervent backers.