Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Donald Trump

US Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Donald Trump became the 47th US President, winning popular votes and grabbing the votes of 270 electors need to become the next US President. All the US media houses declared him a winner on Wednesday as counting of votes continue in many states. Trump has won more popular (citizen) votes than Democrat Kamala Harris. On Thursday, Donald Trump had 72,448,303 votes to his kitty, making him the first republican to have won US Elections on popular vote.

Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, congratulated Donald Trump on his victory. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet sharing any message with Trump yet. In a statement, Russia said it has 'no illusions' but will work with the Trump administration.

Claiming victory on Wednesday, Donald Trump pledged to "heal" the country. He pledged to bring a “golden age" to the US as he took the stage on Wednesday. Trump has won three crucial swing states – Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, bolstering his path to 270 electoral votes. Kamala Harris has won Virginia and Hawaii, adding to her earlier victories in Democratic strongholds like California, New York, and Illinois.

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