Donald Trump declare victory in presidential election election Early Wednesday morning, Republican leaders Kamala Harris The projected number of electoral votes in a presidential election.
Neither Trump nor Harris has secured the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, but the former president is just four electoral votes away from that goal after NBC News predicted he would win Pennsylvania.
“I want to thank the American people for the honor of being elected as your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told supporters at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida.
“We’re going to help our country heal,” Trump said. “We’re going to solve everything that’s wrong with our country.”
“We made history tonight for a reason,” he said. “This will truly be America’s golden age.”
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024.
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In his speech, Trump praised Tesla CEO Musk for supporting him on the campaign trail, including:
“We have a new star, a star is born, Elon!” Trump said of Musk, the world’s richest man.
Harris is expected to address her own supporters at Howard University, the Democratic alma mater, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night
But the vice president chose not to speak, instead planning to speak later Wednesday.
On November 6, 2024, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, the United States, the Fox Television Network said the election results were in favor of Trump. Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump showed up at his Celebrating at the rally.
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