Donald Trump declared victory in the US election while speaking to jubilant supporters in Florida, despite votes still being counted in crucial states.
Speaking at West Palm Beach, he told crowds: “Look what happened – is this crazy?” – adding: “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president.”
He told the crowd that he had secured a “magnificent victory for the American people.”
Trump has triumphed in the crucial battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, and is leading in several other states, significantly narrowing Kamala Harris’s path to victory.
Harris will not speak to her supporters until later on Wednesday, according to her campaign chair.
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Originally, the vice president was set to deliver a speech at her alma mater, Howard University, after the polls closed. However, the mood turned somber as the results started coming in.
Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris campaign, addressed the crowd at the university: “We will continue overnight to ensure every vote is counted, that every voice is heard. So, you won’t hear from the vice president tonight, but she will speak to you tomorrow. She will be back here tomorrow.”
The Howard community had been preparing for a historic moment—if elected, Harris would become the first woman, first Black woman, and first South Asian American to assume the presidency.
But in the 21 remaining states, where more than 80% of the vote has been counted, there has been a noticeable shift towards Donald Trump, according to NBC News.
In seven of these states, the shift is under one point.
The largest shifts—greater than five points—are in New Jersey and Florida.
No other state has seen a shift greater than three points.
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