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US election: How did Hillary Clinton lose?

Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

The stunning loss by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has many people wondering how it happened.

From an email scandal to questions about her family’s charitable foundation, there were signs early on that, contrary to her campaign slogan, Americans weren’t ready for her.

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett has that story.

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