WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–Former President Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential contest early on Wednesday morning.
Trump was within a hair’s breadth of projected victory as he took the stage, just three electoral votes short of the 270 needed for victory. He won the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and was well ahead in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada.
By the time Trump took the stage at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Republicans had already captured the U.S. Senate with victories in Ohio and West Virginia. Further buttressing his mandate, the former president was also on track to win the national popular vote….