Donald Trump surpassed 270 electoral votes, securing his position as the 47th president of the United States.
Trump was formally the president of the United States from Jan. 20, 2017, to Jan. 20, 2021. During his presidency Trump was impeached twice, the first being for “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress” and the second being for “incitement of insurrection” that came after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He is now the second president to be elected in nonconsecutive terms and the first to be elected after felony convictions.
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, around 4:30 a.m., Trump clinched the victory after winning Wisconsin and gaining 10 Electoral College votes, which pushed him over the 270 mark.
Trump also won several key swing states that were the deciding factor in this election.
Pennsylvania closed its polls in favor of Trump, beating current Vice President Kamala Harris with over 100,000 votes. Both Harris and Trump visited Pennsylvania over 20 times during their presidential election campaigns and went a final time on Monday Nov. 4, before the voting polls opened.
Georgia was another battleground state won by Trump that secured him 19 Electoral College votes.
These states were both blue in the 2020 election in favor of President Joe Biden but now flipped in the 2024 election.
After surpassing 270 Electoral College votes, Trump addressed the community.
“I’ll be fighting for you, and with every breath in my body,” Trump told supporters who had gathered at Palm Beach County Convention Center to cheer him on. “I will not rest until we deliver the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve.”
Harris held her watch party at Howard University where thousands of her supporters gathered to await her speech, but late that night her campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond told the crowd that she would not be addressing the community.
Trump and his running mate JD Vance will take office on Inauguration Day that will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.