It's Official: Trump Wins US Presidency
Former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The Associated Press (AP) called the race around 5:34 a.m. (ET) on Nov. 6 after a win in the battleground state of Wisconsin took the Republican nominee over the 270 Electoral College votes.
Along with Wisconsin, the AP called the key battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania for the former president. Arizona, Michigan and Nevada had not been called at the time of this publication.
Speaking before the race was called, Trump told his supporters at his election headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, "We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. It is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political, hey! Look what happened! Is this crazy? But it's a political victory that our country has never seen before."
Congratulations filtered in from across the globe throughout the morning, from U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , to Prime Minister of India Narenda Modi.
Earlier in the morning, Trump supporter and tech billionaire Elon Musk posted on X , the social media platform that he owns: "The people of America gave a crystal clear mandate for change tonight."
Snopes is fact-checking rumors about the election. For example, we addressed why tens of thousands of absentee ballots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were being recounted and a claim that Harris faked a phone call with a voter on Election Day.
Other rumors include:
No, US Rep. Jamie Raskin Didn't Say Democrats 'Won't Be Certifying the Election'
Misleading Video Supposedly Shows SC Polling Place Not Letting People Submit Their Own Votes
Truth Behind Claim Biden Said Trump, GOP Are 'Type of Guys' You'd 'Like to Smack in the A**'
Did Google Searches Show Map of 'Where To Vote for Harris' But Not for Trump on Election Day 2024?
Rihanna Promised to Drop a New Song if Harris Wins?
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Extended Voting Hours Due to Technical Issues?
Melania Trump's Body Double Didn't Appear After Voting
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