US Election 2024 live updates: Kamala Harris concedes to Trump and ends campaign with message for young voters
Kamala Harris delivers concession speech as Donald Trump secures second term in the White House as America’s 47th president
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has won a historic second term in the White House in a shocking political comeback four years after leaving office.
Trump surpassed the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes early on Wednesday after winning key battleground states. He also won 51 percent of the popular vote.
Counting is still underway in Arizona and Nevada but those results will not alter the outcome.
The president-elect took to the stage with his family and running mate JD Vance promising a “golden age for America” and hailing “the greatest political movement of all time”.
Republicans have also likely taken control of the Senate, having been in the minority there since 2021.
Kamala Harris called Trump to congratulate him on his victory. She spoke of the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for the whole country.
In her concession speech at Howard University, the vice president said that while she concedes the election, she does not concede the fight that fueled her campaign.
“The fight for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and dignity of all people, and ideals at the heart of this nation… that is a fight I will never give up.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken with Donald Trump after offering his congratulations in an X post earlier today.
Zelensky posted: “I had an excellent call with President Donald Trump and congratulated him on his historic landslide victory—his tremendous campaign made this result possible. I praised his family and team for their great work.
“We agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation. Strong and unwavering U.S. leadership is vital for the world and for a just peace.”
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