After winning Pennsylvania, Trump announced his victory. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris’s space reported that she will speak at some point on Wednesday. In addition, the Republicans regained the Senate.
Trump told supporters from his headquarters in Palm Beach: «This was a movement like no one had ever seen before and, frankly, I think this was the greatest political movement of all time.»During the speech he was accompanied by his wife Melania, his children and his running mate, Republican Senator for Ohio JD Vance.
In this context, some world leaders began to congratulate Trump . Examples of this were the Indian Prime Minister. Narendra Modi. the Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu, and the French president,Emmanuel Macron, who congratulated Trump on Twitter on Wednesday morning. Netanyahu called his victory “the greatest comeback in history” and Macron wrote that he is “ready to work together as they were able to do for four years.” Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also congratulated him .
In the last hour, Javier Milei himself, president of Argentina, also congratulated Trump on his victory. «Congratulations on your formidable electoral victory. Now, Make America Great Again. You know that you can count on Argentina to carry out your task. Success and blessings. Kind regards,» wrote Milei on his social networks.
Pennsylvania, the key state
Trump won Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes early Wednesday, according to the Associated Press, giving him a total of 267 electoral votes — three short of the presidency — and essentially erasing any path to victory for Harris, making him a near-certain winner of the White House. Alaska’s three votes would secure his victory.
Other key states Trump won were North Carolina and Georgia, according to the Associated Press. He also won in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada.
Kamala Harris’s response
Kamala Harris announced she would not address her supporters on election night, but will speak on Wednesday That’s according to Harris’ campaign co-chair, former Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La. Her path to the presidency appears to have been cut short, and Richmond, who was the last person in the room to speak, expressed no sense of optimism: «We will continue to fight through the night to make sure every vote is counted, that every voice is spoken for.»
Republicans win the Senate
The Associated Press projected Tuesday that The Republican Party will regain control of the Senate, after winning seats in West Virginia and Ohio (where Trump ally Bernie Moreno unseated three-term Sen. Sherrod Brown) and overcoming competitive challengers in Nebraska, Texas and Florida to win the upper chamber for the first time in four years. Democrats have held a slim 51-49 majority over the past two years.
Thanks to Elon Musk
Donald Trump called Elon Muska «new star» and a «super genius», and praised the billionaire who has been one of the largest financial backers of his campaign during his victory speech in Florida early Wednesday.
After thanking his family members, his running mate JD Vance and top Republican Party operatives,Trump responded to an audience member who shouted Musk’s name by saying: «Let me tell you, we have a new star… a star is born, Elon.»
