On Thursday, US President Joe Biden congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his victory and invited him to go to the White House.
The US president may also deal with the nation on Thursday, an announcement issued by the White House stated. Follow US elections LIVE updates right here.
In his name with Trump, Joe Biden additionally expressed his dedication to making sure a easy transition and emphasised the significance of working to deliver the nation collectively.
“He additionally invited president-elect Trump to fulfill with him within the White House. The employees will coordinate a particular date within the close to future. Tomorrow, President Biden will deal with the nation to debate the election outcomes and the transition,” the White House stated.
Joe Biden additionally spoke over the telephone with Vice President Kamala Harris and congratulated her on her historic marketing campaign.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris additionally dialled Trump to congratulate him for profitable the 2024 presidential election. Harris mentioned with Trump the significance of a peaceable switch of energy and being a president for all Americans.
Donald Trump’s victory
Donald Trump gained the US presidential election for a second time period, handing Harris a shock defeat in one of the crucial outstanding comebacks in American electoral historical past.
As of 2pm. ET, Trump had gained 291 electoral votes to Harris’ 223. Counting in some states remains to be occurring. Donald Trump wanted 270 Electoral College votes to win his second presidency.
Donald Trump is about to take oath because the President of the United States on January 20, 2025. He has a 75-day transition interval to construct out his workforce earlier than Inauguration Day.
Earlier right this moment, in his victory speech in Florida, Donald Trump thanked his household and the members of his marketing campaign for serving to him safe a majority amongst US states.
“I wish to thank my complete household, my superb kids. Now, all of us assume our kids are superb. Everybody right here thinks their kids are superb. But Don, Eric, Ivanka, Tiffany, Barron, Laura, Jared, Kimberly, and Michael, thanks all. What a assist,” Trump stated.
He then congratulated his Republican working mate and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
“I wish to be the primary to congratulate, now I can say, Vice President-elect of United States, JD Vance, and his completely outstanding and exquisite spouse Usha Vance.”
Polls for weeks had proven a knife-edge race between Harris and the twice-impeached Trump, who could be the oldest ever president on the time of inauguration, the primary felon president and solely the second in historical past to serve non-consecutive phrases.