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The Senate voted to acquit President Trump. Here are Thursday's newspaper front pages after a historic moment for the country.

Feb 7, 2020, 00:12 IST
ReutersU.S. President Trump delivers State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
  • The Senate on Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump of the two charges against him in his impeachment trial.
  • Trump will become the first impeached president to seek re-election.
  • This is how news outlets from across the country covered the historic moment.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

On Wednesday, the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of the two charges against him in his impeachment trial.

After five months of bitter fight between House impeachment managers and Trump's defence team, the Senate voted to acquit Trump 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress.

He will become the first impeached president to seek re-election.

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Here's how newspapers around the country marked this historic political moment.

The Boston Globe's headline read "Divided Senate acquits Trump."

The Boston Globe also included a quote by Senator Romney who said the president is "guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust."

"Senate Jury acquits Trump", wrote The Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Tribune dedicated half of its front page to the story.

Other stories that were covered included coronavirus fears and a piece on safe sites for drug users in Chicago.

New York's Daily News kept it simple with one large headline that read "OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER (FAR FROM IT)"

The New York Daily News chose to use little text on the front page and only included a small picture of a smiling Trump at the bottom.

The Dallas Morning News' headline was "Acquitted: Both impeachment articles fail in Senate votes"

The Dallas Morning News also covered the death of Hollywood film icon, Kirk Douglas.

The Denver Post led with the headline "ACQUITTED: TRUMP CLEARED OF IMPEACHMENT CHARGES" alongside a chart of the Senate votes.

The Denver Postdedicated its entire front page to the story.

The Houston Chronicle wrote that the "verdict doesn't end the battle," referencing the upcoming election.

On their front page, Miami Herald mentions the wishes of Senate Republicans that Trump "will just let it go."

The New York Post referenced the moment Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tore up Trump's speech, with a headline that read "TRUMP'S TURN TO RIP."

The NY Post included a large edited picture of Trump ripping up impeachment papers.

The New York Times headline read: "Split Senate Clears Trump on each Count in Finale of a bitter Impeachment Battle"

The New York Times went on to discuss the "act of defiance" By Republican Senator Mitt Romney who voted against the President on Wednesday.

On its front page, USA Today wrote about Trump "showing resilience."

The newspaper also quoted Mitt Romney's emotional speech, in which he revealed that he was voting against the President in the impeachment trial.

The Washington Post wrote" GOP-LED SENATE CLEARS PRESIDENT ON BOTH COUNTS"

The Post also included a picture of Mitt Romney choking on tears as he reads out his speech.

The Wall Street Journal says the "senate decides against removing the president from office."

The WSJ included diagrams of the specific votes made during the last day of the impeachment trials.

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