Donald Trump Declares Victory as Kamala Harris’ Path Closes

The vice president will not speak to supporters until later Wednesday morning.

Donald Trump in Tempe, Arizona
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Just after 2:30 on Wednesday morning, the Associated Press declared that Donald Trump had won Pennsylvania. And Donald Trump emerged at the West Palm Beach County Convention Center to declare victory.

“Frankly, this was I believe the greatest political movement of all time,” Trump told the crowd at his election night party. “And now it’s going to reach a new level of importance, because we’re going to help our country heal.”

The race has not officially been called, but Kamala Harris’ path to victory is now virtually closed off. Better-than-expected support for Trump in deep red rural areas has pushed the GOP to projected victories in North Carolina and Georgia.