I never thought I would wake up to see David Lammy congratulating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States – a man he once accused of being a “racist, KKK and Nazi sympathizer” . But the wonders never cease and here we are.

The euphoria felt by many around Mr. Trump’s decisive victory may seem like a superficial victory of the “right” over the “left.” But it’s much bigger than that.

In her role as vice president, Kamala Harris had the luxury of a sycophantic mainstream media, control of both houses of Congress, and an overwhelming popular majority. She was also female and from an ethnic minority – two things she used to relentlessly bash her opponent. Honestly, she had it all. And yet, she failed.

She was beaten by a convicted man, was impeached twice, was mired in numerous personal scandals, and was the victim of not one but two assassination attempts. For all intents and purposes, before his historic victory yesterday, Donald Trump was (politically speaking) a walking dead man. He should never have gotten this far.

But he did it. And he not only won the Electoral College and the popular vote, but also the Senate and quite possibly the House of Representatives.

Americans not only chose to forgive many of Trump’s misdeeds, but they also brought him back in spectacular fashion. Not because they changed their opinion about him – indeed, many may still view him as crude and insensitive – but because they were fed up with Joe Biden’s America and, by extension, that by Kamala Harris too.

Ordinary voters were more concerned about jobs, the economy and immigration – key election issues, not women’s reproductive rights, important as those were. Years of soaring inflation, open borders, rising crime, woke politics and a series of foreign policy mistakes have become too much to bear. And voters had had enough.

Americans everywhere rebelled, with Hispanic voters leading the way.

The backlash has been nothing short of incredible. Red areas became redder and solidly blue districts saw their lead shrink. Republicans have assembled a diverse coalition of support, from Latinos in Arizona to Jews and Catholics in New York, from black Southerners in Georgia and North Carolina to the Amish in Pennsylvania.

Even pro-Palestinian Arabs in states like Michigan were not swayed by Kamala’s inconsistency on the Gaza war.

This election result constitutes a fundamental rejection of the erroneous worldview that characterizes many Western elites – namely the embrace of declinism, identity politics and an elite consensus completely detached from the rest of the country. If this sounds familiar, it’s because we face the same problems here in Britain. And Trump’s victory is a wake-up call to our politicians and the left.

Unsurprisingly, our chattering classes are already wondering how this happened. Maybe Kamala needed a few more celebrity endorsements? Or maybe they didn’t call enough voters “deplorables,” “trash,” “fascists,” “racists,” “homophobes,” and every other name possible? Isn’t it ironic that the same smug British commentators, clutching their pearls and looking down on Americans, have little to say about our cold, crime-ridden, pothole-ridden little island? chicken, unaffordable housing, a broken justice system and ridiculous energy. the costs ?

If our politicians don’t heed Trump’s victory and listen, the same backlash will soon occur here.

Our concerns are not the meaningless whining of simple ignorant people who spend too much time on social media. They are anything but. They are real and won’t lead anywhere. We are tired of sky-high energy prices, high taxes and crumbling infrastructure. We are fed up with unsustainable levels of immigration (both legal and illegal), shoddy policing, low defense spending, and woke identity politics that is tearing at the fabric of our society .

But more importantly, we’ve had enough of the Rory Stewarts of the world (who, incredibly, think they’re a Tory) shamelessly pontificating on issues they know little about and taking the electorate’s vote for granted.

Trump’s victory was just the beginning. And we, across the pond, watch.

My recent visit to Florida showed me that Republican enthusiasm was not just a coincidence. Or the machinations of a few racist misogynists. People of all races and religions were happy to support President Trump. More than once I was stuck in traffic in Miami because of Trump supporters’ cars. Something deeper was brewing in a once-crucial swing state that decided the 2000 presidential election by a few hundred votes.

The American people have voted and their message is clear. This is what happens when you choose to ignore and insult people’s concerns. We too are sending a clear message. And if Westminster doesn’t wake up soon, something similar will happen.