A huge victory for America’s oligarchy

Trump’s win has handed US democracy to Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos and a cast of plutocrats and vested interests. Britain is not immune.

Well, now we know. Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. The shady $140 million fund that Republican donors had set up for “election integrity” won’t be needed. The Democrats have lost, and will concede defeat.

When Trump won the presidency eight years ago I was in New York covering the election. This time around, I watched his vi…