US Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States, garnering the popular vote and potentially receiving the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next US President. All US media outlets declared him the winner on Wednesday, as vote counting continued in many states. Trump received more popular (citizen) votes than Democrat Kamala Harris. According to the Associated Press, Trump also won the 270 delegate votes required to officially become the president-elect of the United States.

Many world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, congratulated Donald Trump on his victory. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet shared any message with Trump. Russia said in a statement that it had “no illusions” but would work with the Trump administration.

Declaring victory on Wednesday, Donald Trump vowed to “heal” the country. When he took the stage Wednesday, he vowed to bring a “golden age” to the United States. Trump strengthened his path to 270 delegate votes by winning three key states (Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia). Kamala Harris wins Virginia and Hawaii, adding to previous victories in Democratic strongholds like California, New York and Illinois.

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