Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election: who won the popular vote?
6 november 2024 в 22:13
The 2024 US presidential election ended with Donald Trump’s victory. Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris lost after the Associated Press announced the election results in favor of Trump. However, in previous elections, the popular vote was a question. In 2016, then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won the popular vote against Trump, but lost in the Electoral College. So, who won the popular vote in the 2024 election?
Trump won the election after the Associated Press announced around 5:30 am Eastern Time that he received 277 electoral votes, while Harris received 224.
According to the AP, Trump won the popular vote. At the time of publication, he had received 71,719,746 votes, while Harris had 66,873,837. According to the AP, the elected president received 51 percent of the popular vote, while the vice president received 47.5 percent.
Before the AP announced the results, Trump delivered a victorious speech to his supporters. He called his victory «the greatest political movement of all time» and promised to «fight» for «every citizen».
«In this country, there has never been anything like it, and … we will help our country thrive», - Trump said. «We have a country that needs help, and it needs this help very badly. We will fix our borders, we will fix everything in our country, and we made history tonight, and the reason will be just that».
Trump then promised: «And to every citizen, I will fight for you — for your family and your future. Every day I will fight for you with all my might, I will not rest until we deliver a strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America, that’s what we need».
At the time of publication, Harris had not yet conceded defeat in the election. However, it is expected that she will formally acknowledge defeat today, November 6, from Howard University, according to TODAY
Trump won the election after the Associated Press announced around 5:30 am Eastern Time that he received 277 electoral votes, while Harris received 224.
According to the AP, Trump won the popular vote. At the time of publication, he had received 71,719,746 votes, while Harris had 66,873,837. According to the AP, the elected president received 51 percent of the popular vote, while the vice president received 47.5 percent.
Before the AP announced the results, Trump delivered a victorious speech to his supporters. He called his victory «the greatest political movement of all time» and promised to «fight» for «every citizen».
«In this country, there has never been anything like it, and … we will help our country thrive», - Trump said. «We have a country that needs help, and it needs this help very badly. We will fix our borders, we will fix everything in our country, and we made history tonight, and the reason will be just that».
Trump then promised: «And to every citizen, I will fight for you — for your family and your future. Every day I will fight for you with all my might, I will not rest until we deliver a strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America, that’s what we need».
At the time of publication, Harris had not yet conceded defeat in the election. However, it is expected that she will formally acknowledge defeat today, November 6, from Howard University, according to TODAY
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