WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday — NBC News has not projected a winner — after he took a series of swing states, including Pennsylvania.
“I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told supporters at a victory party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
“Because we are going to help our country heal.”Family and supporters surround former President Donald Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., early Wednesday.
Evan Vucci / APTrump was also leading in the popular vote by nearly 5 million votes at 2:30 a.m.
ET, a lead that, if it holds, will make him the first Republican nominee to win the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004.
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