Trump claims ‘magnificent victory’ in speech as he seals White House return
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stand on stage at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Donald Trump has declared he has won a “magnificent victory for the American people” as he sealed his return to the White House as 47th President of the United States.
Mr Trump has told his supporters that “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”, after he was projected to win a number of crucial swing states ahead of Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
Minutes before he took to the stage at a campaign party in Florida, it was projected that Mr Trump had won in the state of Pennsylvania, following earlier victories in North Carolina and Georgia, swing states where the race with his Democrat rival has been closely fought.
Walking up to the stage at 2.25am local time to a raucous ovation as God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood was played, the former president told the crowd: “This is a movement like nobody’s ever seen before, and frankly this was I believe the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond.
“And now it’s going to reach a new level of importance because we’re going to help our country heal… we have a country that needs help and it needs help very badly. And we’re going to fix our borders. We’re going to fix everything about our country.
“We made history for a reason tonight and the reason is that it’s going to be just that. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible and it is now clear that we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing. Look what happened. Is this crazy?”
Trump told supporters at his results watch party in Florida: “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honour of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.
“Every citizen I will fight for you, for your family and your future. Every single day I will be fighting for you 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.
“This will truly be the golden age of America.
“This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again.”
Trump added: “We have taken back control of the Senate. Wow that’s good… It was amazing to look at all of those victories. Nobody expected that. Nobody. Thank you very much for that and you have some great senators and great new senators and it also looks like we’ll be keeping control of the House of Representatives.”
He also thanked his “beautiful wife Melania” who “has the number one best-selling book in the country” and his “whole family and “amazing children”.
Donald Trump said there was “no other path to victory” for Kamala Harris and said winning the popular vote was “very nice” as he addressed a rally of supporters at West Palm Beach, Florida, adding: “It’s much easier doing what the networks did, or whoever called it, because there was no other path.
“There was no other path to victory. We also have won the popular vote. That was great.
“Winning the popular vote was very nice, very nice I will tell you. A great feeling of love.
“We have a great feeling of love in this very large room with unbelievable people standing by my side.
“These people have been incredible, they made the journey with me and we’re going to make you very happy.”
His running mate JD Vance has hailed the Republicans’ victory as “the greatest political comeback in American history”.
Speaking on stage alongside Mr Trump to supporters in Florida, the man who looks likely to be the next vice president of the United States said: “I appreciate you allowing me to join you on this incredible journey.
“I thank you for the trust that you placed in me, and I think that we just witnessed 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, and 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.”
Trump added this will “forever be remembered as the day the American people regained control of their country”.
The Republican candidate said: “I want to thank the millions of hardworking Americans across the nation who have always been the heart and soul of this really great movement.
“We’ve been through so much together, and today you showed up in record numbers to deliver a victory… probably like no other. This was something special.
“We’re going to pay you back, we’re going to do the best job, we’re going to turn it around.
“It’s got to be turned around fast and we’re going to turn it around, we’re going to do it in every way.
“This will forever be remembered as the day the American people regained control of their country.”
He added that “many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason”, while speaking to supporters at a presidential campaign party in Florida.
He added: “And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness, and now we are going to fulfil that mission together.
“We’re going to fulfil that mission.”
A gunman attempted to assassinate Mr Trump during his speech at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July. The former president suffered an injury to his ear and his attacker was shot dead.
Addressing his supporters, he said: “This is a great job, there’s no job like this – this is the most important job in the world.
“Just as I did in my first term, we had a great first term, a great, great first term governed by a simple motto – promises made, promises kept.
“We’re going to keep our promises.
“Nothing will stop me from keeping my word to you, the people.
“We will make America stay strong, prosperous, powerful and free again.”
In a closing note, Trump added: “It’s time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us. It’s time to unite.
“Success is going to bring us together and we are going to start by all putting America first. We have to fix it because together we can truly make America great again for all Americans.
“So I want to just tell you what a great honour this is. I want to thank you. I will not let you down.
“America’s future will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer and stronger than it has ever been before. God bless you and God bless America. Thank you very much.”
The crowd then erupted in cheers and applause, and YMCA by the Village People – a song often used at his rallies was played as Mr Trump left the stage.
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