6th November, 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 U.S Presidential election early Wednesday morning.
Speaking at a rally in Florida, Trump thanked his supporters for their support.
“This was a movement like nobody’s ever seen before, and, frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time,” Trump said.
He pledged to “fix our borders” and “fix everything in our country.”
Trump also said he would work to deliver a “strong, safe and prosperous America
Trump spoke as he moved close to an election victory with wins in several key states, including Pennsylvania, leaving former Vice President Kamala Harris with a narrowing path to a White House term, according to Voice of America.
In the U.S. system, where the presidential election is tallied in a series of state-by-state contests, both Harris and Trump were quickly declared winners after polls closed Tuesday in states where their parties enjoy clear majority support. Meanwhile, seven so-called battleground states were expected to tip the balance and determine the winner.
Trump pushed ahead with important wins in those areas, combining his victory in Pennsylvania with wins in Georgia and North Carolina to give him at least 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch a majority. Harris would need to win all of the outstanding states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona.
The Republicans have also taken took control of the 100-member Senate.
But it was not yet known which party would control the U.S. House
