‘Won, lost and won again': The history behind Donald Trump's presidency
Sky News host Paul Murray analyses the history behind United States President Donald Trump's bid for presidency and how he won only to lose and rise once more to power.
'He won again, the second only time in American history that a president had won, lost, and won again,' Mr Murray said.
'All of that has happened in the past ten years because a decade ago tonight the great man came down the golden escalator and nothing was ever the same again.'
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