by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News November 5, 2024
There was no early Arizona call by the Fox News Decision Desk, but a call for Pennsylvania at 1:30 a.m. led first Newsmax and then Fox to project Donald J. Trump would defeat Democrat Kamala Harris, delivering him a second term in the White House.
Establishment corporate media outlets withheld their decisions despite the call at 1:21 a.m. by Decision Desk HQ. At 3:08 a.m., “NBC News has not projected a winner,” it stated.
Trump will be the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1892 — and only the second in history.
Around 1:50 a.m., Fox News called Wisconsin for Trump, putting him at 277 electoral votes on Fox’s map.
On Wednesday, Alaska, Nevada, and Michigan were called for Trump, giving him 301 electoral votes. Arizona, where Trump on Wednesday afternoon had about a 5-point edge, had not yet been called.
Speaking to supporters after 2 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2024, the president-elect thanked his family and supporters which he emphasized came from all walks of life, ethnic backgrounds and geographic regions.
“People said God spared my life for a reason,” he said. “And that was to save this nation.”
Trump made not a single reference to the toll the past four years has taken on him, his family, his attorneys and his supporters following the outcome of the 2020 election. His focus now, he said is to work to “heal this nation” and restore all the setbacks it has suffered.
Harris on Wednesday called Trump to concede the race.
“President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier today where she congratulated him on his historic victory,” Trump Campaign Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement. “President Trump acknowledged Vice President Harris on her strength, professionalism, and tenacity throughout the campaign, and both leaders agreed on the importance of unifying the country.”
Trump’s victory speech:
Decision Desk HQ projects that former President Donald Trump (R) has won enough electoral votes to win the Presidency.#DecisionMade: 1:21am ET
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— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2024
The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024
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