Trump declared victory in the presidential race

Former President Donald Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning — NBC News has not projected a winner —after taking a series of swing states including Pennsylvania.

"I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president," Trump told his supporters at his victory party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Vice President Kamala Harris chose not to address supporters in Washington, D.C., on election night after Trump won Georgia and North Carolina, the first two battlegrounds to fall in the 2024 race for the White House.