Donald Trump thanked American voters for their support in this fiercely contested election to the White House, just a few inches away from becoming the 47th President of the United States. At 1:05 PM IST, Trump had garnered 266 electoral votes, while Kamala Harris, the outgoing vice president, was far behind with 188. Speaking at an address to supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump affirmed that his win will help the country "heal.
"Addressing the crowd accompanied by his running mate, JD Vance, and family members Trump called his projected win the "greatest political movement of all time" which will help in making "America great again." "This is a movement like nobody has seen before. This was the greatest political movement of all time.
There's nothing like this ever in this country...
we are gonna help our country heal. We have a country that needs help, and needs help very badly. We are gonna fix our borders, we are gonna fix everything about our country," Trump said.
According to the latest projections called by Fox News, Trump has won 277 electoral votes, well above the 270 threshold needed to win the presidency. Trump flipped the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia and he continues to lead Michigan. Notably, this is going to be only the second instance of a president serving two non-consecutive terms in the White House.
This is only the second instance and the first in over 100 years of a leader winning the presidency after losing once. Grover Clev.