By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK – According to US media reports on Wednesday Republican candidate and the former US President Donald Trump has secured 267 votes, just three short of the decisive 270 threshold.
Trump declared his victory in the 2024 US Presidential Election, positioning himself to become the 47th President of the United States.
He served as the US President from 2016 to 2020, is now set to become the second president in US history to serve two nonconsecutive terms after Grover Cleveland.
Vice President Kamala Harris got 224 votes.
Trump addtressed his supporters in Florida and expressed his gratitude to his supporters, called the campaign “a movement like nobody’s ever seen before”.
“I want to thank you all very much. This is great. These are our friends. We have thousands of friends in this incredible movement,” he added.
He termed the “victory” “the golden age of America”, he emphasized his commitment to the nation, stated “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected the 47th president. And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family, and your future. Every single day. I will be fighting for you. And with every breath in my body, I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve.”
The poll results marked a major political comeback for Trump, who had lost his 2020 re-election bid to incumbent President Joe Biden.
The outcome is yet to come, Trump is projected to win the presidency with a significant majority after grabbed key swing states.
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