MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May congratulated on Wednesday Donald Trump on being elected the new US president, adding she looked forward to building trade, security and defense ties.
"I would like to congratulate Donald Trump on being elected the next President of the United States following a hard-fought campaign. Britain and the United States have an enduring and special relationship based on the values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. We are, and will remain, strong and close partners on trade, security and defence," May said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, Trump won the US presidential elections despite most of the analysts and opinion polls predicting his defeat to Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton. Trump got 276 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton's 218 votes out of 270 needed to win.
