US politicians and world leaders congratulate Trump
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- US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson: We have saved America. The American people have spoken, and President Trump and Senator JD Vance are going to the White House. We are ready to get to work for the American people.
- Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory! In true friendship, yours, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu.
- Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban: The biggest comeback in US political history! Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his enormous win. A much needed victory for the World!
- French President Emmanuel Macron: Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to work together as we did for four years—with your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.
Israeli PM Netanyahu congratulates Trump
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Trump has finished speaking
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Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and son Barron Trump, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, Florida, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
He was played off stage to the sound of the Village People’s YMCA amid cheers by supporters at his election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida.
Reaction
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulates Trump
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The Hungarian PM calls it “a much needed victory for the world.”
Trump’s remarks
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Deborah Kyvrikosaios and Ju-min Park
- “We want a strong and powerful military.”
- “It’s a political victory that our country has never seen before.”
- “We’re gonna have to seal up those borders.”
- “This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again.”
- “We’re going to be paying down debt. We’re going to be reducing taxes.”
- “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.”
- “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”
Trump claims victory after Fox News projects he has won US presidency
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07:27 GMT
Donald Trump takes the stage to address supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.
Trump was greeted with cheers by supporters at his election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida, where he was joined on stage by his family and his running mate, JD Vance.
“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump said at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Other news outlets had yet to call the race for Trump, but he appeared on the verge of winning after capturing the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and holding leads in the other four, according to Edison Research.
Harris
Harris did not speak to her supporters, who had gathered at her alma mater Howard University. Her campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, briefly addressed the crowd after midnight, saying Harris would speak publicly on Wednesday.
“We still have votes to count,” he said.
The former president was showing strength across broad swaths of the country, improving on his 2020 performance everywhere from rural areas to urban centers.
Senate
Republicans won a U.S. Senate majority after flipping Democratic seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Neither party appeared to have an edge in the fight for control of the House of Representatives where Republicans currently hold a narrow majority.
Trump went into Election Day with a 50-50 chance of reclaiming the White House, a remarkable turnaround from Jan. 6, 2021, when many pundits pronounced his political career to be over. That day, a mob of his supporters stormed Congress in a violent attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Trump picked up more support from Hispanics, traditionally Democratic voters, and among lower-income households that have keenly felt the sting of price rises since the last presidential election in 2020, according to exit polls from Edison.
Trump won 45% of Hispanic voters nationwide, trailing Harris with 53% but up 13 percentage points from 2020.
About 31% of voters said the economy was their top issue, and they voted for Trump by a 79%-to-20% margin, according to exit polls. Some 45% of voters across the country said their family’s financial situation was worse off today than four years ago, and they favored Trump 80% to 17%.
Fox News projects Trump wins US presidency
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Fox News projected that Republican Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidency, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris and capping a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.
Other media outlets have yet to call the race.
In West Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was expected to speak to his supporters at a convention center, the crowd cheered and chanted, “USA! USA! USA!” when Fox News declared him the winner.
Trump has already won the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia and holds leads in several others, according to Edison Research.
The former president was showing strength across broad swaths of the country, improving on his 2020 performance everywhere from rural areas to urban centers.
Republicans won a U.S. Senate majority after flipping Democratic seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Neither party appeared to have an edge in the fight for control of the House of Representatives where Republicans currently hold a narrow majority.
Trump went into Election Day with a 50-50 chance of reclaiming the White House, a remarkable turnaround from Jan. 6, 2021, when many pundits pronounced his political career to be over. That day, a mob of his supporters stormed Congress in a violent attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Trump picked up more support from Hispanics, traditionally Democratic voters, and among lower-income households that have keenly felt the sting of price rises since the last presidential election in 2020, according to exit polls from Edison.
Trump backstage
Scenes from Election Day across America
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Attendees react to early results ahead of Kamala Harris’ election night rally, at Howard University, in Washington, U.S., November 5, 2024 REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
An election worker unveils early voting results, at Fulton County Operations Hub and Elections Center, in Fairburn, Georgia, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
People attend a watch party at 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, as the Empire State Building is seen in the background, in New York City, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Michael J. Connors, Managing Director of Production of the New York Times holds the November 6 edition of the front page of the newspaper in New York City, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel
Supporters of Donald Trump pose for a picture at the site of the election night rally for him, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, Florida, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
Breaking
Trump projected to win Pennsylvania with its 19 electoral votes, according to Edison Research
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WHY IT MATTERS
Pennsylvania is considered critical to winning the White House, and voting has been extremely close in recent elections. Redistricting since the 2020 election reduced the state’s number of electoral college votes from 20 to 19. The outcome of the voting this year may take days to be known.
Takeaways from the US presidential election
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James Oliphant
A Republican election night watch party in Wisconsin, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent Alban
Donald Trump was well on his way to winning the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House, while Kamala Harris was hoping some late-counting states could turn the tide.
Here are some takeaways:
TOUGH SLEDDING
The national exit poll of voters conducted by Edison Research underscored what public opinion surveys had long shown: Voters are in a bad mood and have been for some time.
TREND LINES
While the winner remained uncertain, there were some emerging trends that could prove determinative.
Though many blocs of voters were supporting the Democratic or Republican candidate in similar numbers to 2020, according to the exit polls, Trump was showing greater strength with male voters of color and with voters under 45 compared to four years ago.
A GENDER GAP?
Harris’ campaign was looking to exploit a large gender gap in the electorate, with the hope that legions of women voters would flock to the vice president because of issues such as abortion rights.
But Trump seemed to be holding onto the support of at least white women voters, according to exit polls. Black women overwhelmingly supported Harris.
How are Trump and Harris supporters feeling?
Fox News projects Trump victory in Pennsylvania
an hour ago
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Fox News projected that Republican Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which would all but close off Democrat Kamala Harris‘ chances of winning the U.S. presidency.
Other networks and data providers had yet to make a call in the state
‘Disappointment’: Ohio Democrat Brown loses Senate seat
2 hours ago
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Democrat Sherrod Brown conceded at his watch party on Tuesday after his rival, Republican businessman and political novice Bernie Moreno was elected to the U.S. Senate for Ohio.
‘We’re going to stress at home,’ say Harris supporters leaving watch party
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Jeff Mason
People leave the election night rally for Kamala Harris, outside Howard University, Nov. 6, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
At Howard University, where a large watch party was being held for Harris, supporters were leaving in droves after a campaign official said the vice president would not address the crowd late on Tuesday night.
Cedric Richmond, a co-chair of the Harris campaign, briefly addressed the crowd, and said Harris would not speak on Tuesday evening but would address her supporters on Wednesday.
“We still have votes to count,” he said. “We still have states that haven’t been called yet.”
Harris supporters took that as a cue to leave.
“Obviously we’re not going to get much tonight. It’s very close, so we’re just headed home,” said Korey Stroud, 21, a student at a local community college. “Not going to stress here, we’re going to stress at home.”
Joshuana Hayden, 20, a fellow student, said she would be back on Wednesday.
“I was here to see Kamala,” she said. “I’m a little bit worried but I got hope.
In a first, US independent turnout tops Democrats, Edison Research projects
2 hours ago
06:16 GMT
Dan Burns
Self-identified independents accounted for a larger share of voters in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election than Democrats and were tied with Republicans, Edison Research exit polling data showed.
It was the first time since Edison began exit polling in 2004 that independents’ share of the vote has exceeded one of the two major U.S. political parties.
The independent share stood at 34% in the latest update of Edison’s exit poll, compared with 34% for Republicans and 32% for Democrats.
Hour by Hour – Election night is looking more like 2016 than 2020
2 hours ago
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Emma Jehle