Donald Trump has won the presidency and this will make the 45th president the 47th, too.

US media reports say Trump’s to power was fueled by widespread dissatisfaction with Washington and the state of the country, including with the rising cost of living, and by a campaign that demonized migrants and the U.S. justice system while rallying the working class and men.

Politico says the first president in U.S. history to become a convicted felon, his path back to the White House was even more unpredictable than the campaign that jettisoned him from it four years ago amid a pandemic and civil unrest. The criminal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith — for Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election and his decision to hoard classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago compound — are virtually certain to go away as soon as Trump takes office. Trump’s long-delayed criminal case in Georgia, also related to the 2020 election, would likely be frozen until at least 2029, when he leaves office at 82 years old.

What Trumps’ return to the White House could mean for the Middle East

Some media outlets have noted that in the Middle East, one of the primary issues facing the incoming Trump administration will be the war in Gaza, which has claimed over 43,000 lives.

Le Monde reports that if there was one leader eagerly waiting to congratulate Donald Trump on his reelection, it was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Their relationship had reportedly somewhat soured toward the end of the former president's first term.  Trump had taken offense at the Israeli leader's swift congratulations to his rival, Joe Biden, following his 2020 defeat, viewing it as a betrayal.

This time, the Israeli prime minister was quick to applaud the "history's greatest comeback," even before the official results of the November 5 election, according to Le Monde.

Publicly, the Republican candidate called on Israel to "end the problem" in the enclave devastated by the Israeli army, while accusing Joe Biden and the Democratic administration of trying to "hold back" Netanyahu.  A way of suggesting that the Israeli prime minister would have a freer hand with him in the White House, even as he simultaneously called on Israel to "stop killing people" in Gaza, for the sake of international reputation.  Le Monde reports that when asked during the first presidential debate whether he would support the creation of a Palestinian state, Trump responded, "I'll have to see."

CNN says Gulf Arab states also welcomed the president-elect’s victory.  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Trump, and the United Arab Emirates said: “the UAE and US are united by our enduring partnership based on shared ambitions for progress.”

Meanwhile, Iran’s state-run media outlets report that Iran downplayed the significance of the election, saying there is “no significant difference” in who becomes president in the United States.  Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokesperson for the government, was cited by Iranian media as saying that the “general policies of the US and Iran are unchanged.”

CNN, citing experts, reports that the next four years could be the Islamic Republic’s biggest test since its founding in 1979, with Tehran under Trump’s scrutiny that would most likely lead to a return of the “maximum pressure” campaign he imposed during his last presidency, which increased Iran’s isolation and crippled its economy.

What Trumps’ return to the White House could mean for immigrants

Donald Trump has floated a wide range of proposals that he says would improve the United States’ financial picture, many of which will require action from Congress, where Republicans will control the Senate and hope to control the House.

Among Trump’s economic plans is deporting millions of immigrants.  According to NBC News, Trump has said he will carry out “the largest deportation in the history of our country” of undocumented immigrants, claiming it would help the economy by freeing up housing and opening up jobs for U.S. citizens.

Business groups have warned, though, that deporting millions of immigrants could create a labor shortage that would ultimately drive up prices, especially in areas like food production and housing where immigrants make up a significant share of the workforce.

Across the economy, an analysis by researchers at the University of New Hampshire reportedly found that a mass deportation of immigrants could reduce the U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product, by as much as 6.2%, or about US$1.7 trillion in lost productivity.