Trump tweets New Year greetings to ‘enemies, who fought him and lost badly’

Donald Trump sent New Year’s greetings to his “many enemies” in a backhanded tweet Saturday in which he gloated over his political conquests.

Donald Trump sent New Year’s greetings to his “many enemies” in a backhanded tweet Saturday in which he gloated over his political conquests.

Republican president-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on January 20, when he will become the 45th US president. (AP file photo)

The US president-elect wrote:

The message on Twitter, Trump’s preferred mode of communication, caps a year in which he overcame long odds to vanquish 16 other Republicans vying to become the party’s White House nominee.

He then upended Democrat Hillary Clinton in November’s general election -- her formidable political machine and bigger campaign coffers notwithstanding -- in a shock election upset.