MDC-T at pains to explain the prospects of working with Donald Trump

MDC-T and the People's Democratic Party fronted by Tendai Biti were at pains to explain the prospects of them working with US President-elect Donald Trump after he thumped their preferred candidate Hillary Clinton in the Presidential elections held on Tuesday.

Republican Party candidate Trump emerged victorious against the odds in results announced yesterday, as he defeated Clinton of the Democratic Party with 278 Electoral College votes against the latter who managed 218.

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday told a pirate radio station, Studio 7, that his party was behind Clinton.

On the other hand, Biti attended the Democratic Party's National Convention in July this year where Clinton was endorsed as that party's presidential candidate. But following the announcement of results yesterday, the parties tried to switch allegiance to Trump.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe governement said it is ready to work with the incoming Republican administration in the United States following Donald Trump's crushing victory over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in presidential elections held on Tuesday.

Trump, who will be sworn in on January 17 next year, becomes the 45th US president. Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Chris Mushohwe said that it was Government's hope that the Trump administration would restore sound relations that existed between Harare and Washington.

Zimbabwe, he said, wanted to maintain good relations with Washington and at no point had it tried to pick a fight with the US.