Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives congratulates “president-elect” Donald Trump
Mike Johnson did not wait for the final results. The Republican President of the House of Representatives has just congratulated the “president-elect”, Donald Trump, welcoming the “hope” provided by this return of the real estate magnate to the Oval Office.
Donald Trump has 266 electors according to CNN
The former Republican president is within striking distance of his 270 voters, according to CNN. Donald Trump would have won 265 electoral votes according to the channel, compared to only 188 for Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump wins crucial victory in Pennsylvania
This is the jackpot for Donald Trump. According to several American media, the former Republican president won the key state of Pennsylvania and its 19 electors.
The disappointment of Kamala Harris’s supporters in pictures
Fox News declares Donald Trump the winner (a little too early)
The conservative media is the only one to have done so while the chips are not yet (completely) decided.
Mark Cuban, who supports Kamala Harris, congratulated Donald Trump
“Congratulations Donald Trump. You won fair and square,” writes Mark Cuban. The businessman, notably owner of the Dallas Mavericks, supported Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris won New Hampshire
The Democrat wins the four major electors of the state, traditionally Democratic.
Orban congratulates Trump “on the way to a great victory”
On Facebook this morning, Viktor Orban congratulated Donald Trump, “on the road to a great victory” according to him. The Hungarian Prime Minister, nationalist leader, is close to Donald Trump whom he considers a “friend”.
Donald Trump wins 247 electoral votes, Kamala Harris wins 214, according to AP
The figures differ depending on the sources but according to the Associated Press, Donald Trump is in the lead with 247 voters and Kamala Harris, far behind, obtains 214 for the moment. CNN for its part reports 246 voters for Donald Trump and 187 for Kamala Harris. Finally, according to AFP, Donald Trump has obtained 243 electoral votes and Kamala Harris 194 for the moment.
We summarize for you. For now :
- Donald Trump won two swing states, Georgia and North Carolina. Between them, they represent 32 electors.
- The results are not yet known in the last five “swing states”: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada.
- In total and for the moment, Donald Trump has won 25 states, Kamala Harris, 14 states.
At Howard, anxiety took over for supporters of Kamala Harris
Little by little, the noisy, singing and dancing crowd, who had come to experience a “historic moment”, began to doubt. And anxiety took over in the middle of the evening in Washington. The early evening was festive on the lawn of Howard, Washington University nicknamed the “black Harvard”, where Kamala Harris is to speak during the night.
Arriving at the end of the day, the supporters of the Democratic vice-president repeated over and over their hope of seeing for the first time a black woman at the head of the United States, barely daring to envisage defeat. But after 11 p.m., with the results coming in, if it’s not yet a cold shower, faces gradually close and the heart is no longer in the mood to dance. Everyone’s eyes are glued to the giant screens. The first results are in favor of former President Donald Trump…
According to the “New York Times”, Donald Trump now has a 95% chance of winning
According to the New York Times, Donald Trump now has a 95% chance of winning. They estimate that he will win 306 electoral votes compared to only 232 for Kamala Harris.
Republicans gain majority in Senate
Republicans regain majority in Senate after winning seats in Ohio and West Virginia. For the first time in four years, the upper house of the US Congress will be controlled by the Republicans. If Donald Trump wins this presidential election, the support of the upper house will be decisive in the application of its decisions. If, on the other hand, Kamala Harris wins, she risks being blocked by the Senate…
For Elon Musk, the game is over
If commentators talk about an outcome that is still uncertain at the end of election night in the United States, Elon Musk assured him on “Game, set and match,” he wrote.
For the moment, Kamala Harris has 210 electoral votes, Donald Trump 230, according to AP
To summarize: for the moment, Kamala Harris has 210 electoral votes, Donald Trump has 230, according to figures from the Associated Press. To win, they must obtain 270. According to CNN figures, Donald Trump’s lead is however much more impressive: the media announces 187 electoral votes for Kamala Harris and 246 for Donald Trump.
In Pennsylvania, Trump’s lead is slim
Chris Wallace, expert for CNN, specifies that if Donald Trump has a lead of 58,000 votes in Pennsylvania, the game is far from over. “At this time exactly in 2020, Trump had a lead of 200,000 votes,” he recalls, concluding: “It looks like it’s going to be a long night. »
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Kamala Harris will not speak this evening
At Kamala Harris’s HQ, her advisor Cedric Richmond announced that she would not speak this evening but tomorrow. It is currently 12:50 a.m. in Washington DC “We still have votes to count. We still have states that haven’t been won yet,” he said.
Georgia, an essential “swing state” where the African-American community is difficult to mobilize
Kamala Harris has just lost Georgia, narrowly won in 2020 by Joe Biden. Here, a third of the population is African-American. The Democrat’s setback could mean that she failed to mobilize this essential electorate, which we told you about here:
The results map according to 270towin
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