Trump pledges to seek national unity

In conciliatory speech, president-elect vows to rebuild infrastructure and aims to double economic growth

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would bind the nation's deep wounds and be a president "for all Americans", as he praised his defeated rival Hillary Clinton for her years of public service.

Riding a wave of euphoria from his supporters at a victory party in his home city of New York, Trump sought to bury the divisions and rancor that had made the 18-month presidential campaign so toxic.