Washington: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trumpcrossed the 270 Electoral vote threshold on Tuesday to win his second presidency, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The website made the call after declaring the Republican nominee the projected winner of Pennsylvania and Alaska. Now, all eyes are on the live election map, which shows a dark red domination across the country.
Donald Trump took the stage at Palm Beach County Convention Center to deliver his victory address as the United States Presidential Election results became clear. JD Vance, Candidate for Vice President of the United States, appeared emotional as Trump roared "we made history" from the stage.
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris cancelled her scheduled address at Howard University as her rival Donald Trump consolidated lead in the US presidential election.
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Donald Trump's Victory Speech
In his victory speech, Trump said, "…This is a movement that nobody has ever seen before. Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There has never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond. Now, it is going to reach a new level of importance because we are going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help…We are going to fix our borders, fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight and the reason is going to be just that, we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. It is new clear that we have achieved the most incredible political win…"
JD Vance, Candidate for Vice President of the United States, appeared emotional as Trump roared "we made history" from the stage.
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He added, "This is a great job. There is no job like this. This is the most important job in the world…Nothing will stop me from keeping my word to you…"
Trump also gave a shoutout to Elon Musk. Earlier, billionaire Elon Musk said "Game, set and match" as Republican Donald Trump was projected to defeat his Democrat rival Kamala Harris in the US Presidential elections. In a separate post, he said the people of the US gave Trump a "crystal clear mandate for a change tonight".
Musk, the world's richest man, has thrown his millions into backing the Republican presidential candidate since endorsing him in July. He has also reportedly donated at least $118 million to his political action committee, an organization that collects funds for elections.
Donald Trump also thanked his wife, Melania Trump and family as he delivers his victory address at Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Trump won in South Carolina contributing with 9 electoral votes. Florida significantly adds 30 votes to his tally, while Oklahoma provides 7 and Missouri 10. North Dakota and South Dakota each add 3 votes, with Louisiana contributing 8. Wyoming brings in another 3 votes, and Nebraska adds 2 more. Tennessee contributes 11, Alabama 9, and Mississippi 6. In the East, West Virginia adds 4 votes, and Arkansas completes the list with 6 votes. Meanwhile, the results have also come in from Montana and Utah, contributing six and four electoral college votes, respectively.
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US Presidential Election Results 2024
Donald Trump is leading a Republican landslide in the US election and Kamala Harris has fallen behind. Currently, Trump leads in 25 states and Harris in 16. As for electoral college numbers, which will determine the winner in this election, the former President is ahead with 267 votes — three short of the magic figure — and Harris trails with 214.
In the seven battleground states, which hold the key to this election, the Republicans have made a massive comeback as compared to the 2020 election. Trump has now won two swing states and leading in the rest. This is a huge turnaround from the 6-1 result in Democracts' favour in 2020.