Election 2024 live results: Trump declares victory after winning crucial battleground states
Trump secures three key battleground states all but ensuring a 2024 presidential election win
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump is likely on the verge of securing a second term in the White House having swept three of the key battleground states hours after the polls closed.
Seven crucial swing states could have given Kamala Harris various routes to secure 270 Electoral College votes but the vice president lost North Carolina and Georgia by 1am ET, severely narrowing any path to victory. Pennsylvania followed just after 2am ET.
Counting is still underway in Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada.
At the Harris watch party at Howard University in Washington, DC, campaign senior adviser Cedric Richmond said the vice president would not speak tonight but would address supporters tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in Palm Beach, there are scenes of jubilation from Trump supporters as they awaited remarks from the Republican nominee. Just before 2.30am Trump took to the stage joined by his family and vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
He hailed “the greatest political movement of all time” and said they would “help our country heal” and would “fix everything about our country”.
Trump said his victory heralded a “golden age for America” also claiming to have won the popular vote.
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