Donald Trump has promised a “golden age of America” after declaring victory in the US Presidential Election.
The Republican candidate has racked up victories in key swing states across the country and is forecast to win over 300 electoral votes.
Addressing a crowd of supporters, who shouted “USA, USA, USA” as he appeared, Mr Trump declared his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement to be the “greatest political movement of all time”.
“We’re going to help our country heal,” he promised.
“We have a country that needs help and it needs help very badly.
“We’re going to fix our borders; we’re going to fix everything about our country.”
— GOP (@GOP) November 6, 2024
Mr Trump said the people of the United States had given him an “unprecedented and powerful mandate” to change the country.
“We have taken back control of the Senate - wow that’s good,” he said.
He also singled out Tesla and X owner, Elon Musk, who has been an enthusiastic supporter of his campaign.
"We have a new star - a star is born, Elon,” Mr Trump said.
"He is an amazing guy; we were sitting together tonight. He spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning.”
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 6, 2024
Addressing the crowd, Mr Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, described their forecast victory as the “greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America”.
"Under President Trump's leadership, we're never going to stop fighting for you, for your dreams, for the future of your children,” he said.
He went on to claim that, “after the greatest political comeback in American history, we're going to lead the greatest economic comeback in American history - under Donald Trump's leadership."
Vice President Kamala Harris has sent her supporters home and will not speak tonight.
Main image: Donald Trump. Picture by: Archie Carpenter/UPI/Alamy Live News
