Donald Trump has secured victory in the U.S. presidential election, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in a remarkable political comeback. The Republican candidate triumphed in crucial battleground states including North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, surpassing the 270 electoral votes required to reclaim the White House. 

Trump, surrounded by family, friends, and political allies, celebrated his “incredible movement” with supporters at the Palm Beach Convention Center, calling his anticipated victory a “magnificent win for the American people” and promising to usher in what he described as the “golden age of America.”

“This is a movement like nobody has seen before,” Trump said, addressing a jubilant crowd. “I will fight for you and your family and your future, every single day, with every breath in my body.”

Expressing gratitude to his supporters, he hailed the win as a momentous achievement and declared, “Winning the popular vote was very nice; it’s a great feeling of love,” a feat he had not achieved in his previous 2016 and 2020 campaigns.

The pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania, long viewed as a decisive battleground, delivered a crucial win for Trump, bolstering his lead in the electoral college.

As his family, including wife Melania and his children, stood beside him, Trump affirmed his commitment to “helping our country heal,” promising to address what he called America’s urgent need for restoration and a robust crackdown on illegal immigration.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris’s campaign has signaled it will continue to push for every vote to be counted. Her campaign chair, Cedric Richmond, conveyed a message of resilience to supporters at Howard University, Harris’s alma mater, saying, “We will continue overnight to fight to make sure every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken.”

Harris, originally scheduled to address her supporters, opted to postpone her speech until Wednesday as results continued to come in.