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Watch: Donald Trump claims victory in race for presidency

By FOX TV Digital Staff
Published  November 6, 2024 1:46am PST
2024 Election
FOX TV Stations

Trump speaks to supporters in West Palm Beach

Donald Trump speaks to supporters gathered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump has claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election, though several swing states remain undecided. Key states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona continue counting high volumes of mail-in ballots. Early results favor Trump, but Democrats hope remaining counts in urban areas could tip the scales.

The Brief

    • Donald Trump has claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election after winning key states like Pennsylvania, putting him just three electoral votes shy of defeating Kamala Harris.
    • A victory in Alaska or any of the outstanding battleground states — Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona or Nevada — would secure his return to the White House.
    • Addressing his supporters early Wednesday, Trump said, "Every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future."

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Just three electoral votes shy of defeating Kamala Harris, Donald Trump wasted no time declaring victory in the 2024 election early Wednesday – promising to "fix everything about our country."

Trump has earned 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the Oval Office, based on race calls by the Associated Press. A win in Alaska or any of the outstanding battleground states — Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona or Nevada — would send the former Republican president back to the Oval Office.

Appearing before a cheering crowd at his Mar-a-Lago election watch party in Florida, Trump told the crowd: "Every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future."

"Every single day, I will be fighting for you," Trump said. "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."

"This will truly be the golden age of America," he continued. "This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again."

He noted his lead over Harris in both the Electoral College count and the popular vote.

"In addition to having won the battleground states of North Carolina -- and I love these places -- Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, we are now winning in Michigan, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska, which would result in us carrying at least 315 electoral votes," Trump said.

Trump's appearance came not long after FOX News called the race in his favor. 

"Is this crazy?" he continued. "It's a political victory that our country has never seen before. Nothing like this."

The electoral vote count

Based on race calls by the Associated Press, Trump was only three votes shy of the 270-vote threshold for victory. 

Several critical states were still processing ballots early Wednesday – especially mail-in votes, which tend to skew Democratic.

Trump was leading in Michigan and Wisconsin, where his two clearest paths to victory rely on Harris not winning enough of the outstanding votes in Wayne and Milwaukee counties, according to the Associated Press. 

The Associated Press said early Wednesday that it was waiting for the next updates from both locations to determine whether Harris has any path to overtake Trump in either state.

  • Michigan (15 electoral votes): The state was sitting at 88% of all votes counted as of early Wednesday, with Trump in the lead.
  • Arizona (11 electoral votes): The state was sitting at 54% of all votes counted as of early Wednesday, with Trump in the lead.
  • Wisconsin (10 electoral votes): The state was sitting at 94% of all votes counted as of early Wednesday, with Trump in the lead.
  • Nevada (6 electoral votes): The state was sitting at 83% of all votes counted as of early Wednesday, with Trump in the lead.

Democrats emphasize "count every vote"

Harris had no immediate comment and there was no word that she had made any call to concede the race. The co-chair of her campaign had previously announced that she would not be appearing at her Howard University watch party, noting that "we still have votes to count."

But Trump did not appear to be troubled by the lack of a concession. He spoke for nearly a half hour, calling for unity, thanking supporters by name, and laying out his vision for the next four years.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president," Trump said. 

The Source

  • This story is based on preliminary results tallied by the Associated Press, Trump’s initial comments, and live updates from election officials in battleground states. Reported from Washington, D.C., with contributions from the Associated Press.