Around 2:30am ET, former President Donald Trump took the stage in Florida after cruising his way to the 270 electoral college votes, as well as taking the popular vote by over 5 million votes at the time of his speech. With votes still being counted, Trump had taken multiple swing states by large margins. Before Trump spoke, the Harris campaign announced she would not make an appearance or speak to her voters.
Trump took the stage alongside dozens of his family members and campaign staff, as well as Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife. Trump began addressing the crowd by doling out huge thanks, and congratulating the attendees and America’s voters on “the greatest political movement.”
“There has never been anything of this kind in this country” Trump said, adding, “we are now going to help our country heal. It needs help and it needs help badly.”
Trump stated we are going to fix our borders and declared that “every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath of my body. This will truly be the golden age of America.”
Trump mentioned his wins in the specific battleground states in addition to the popular vote, as well as noted “we have taken back control of the Senate.”
“This victory will allow us to make America great again” Trump said, who then invited JD Vance onto the stage. “We just witnessed the greatest political comeback in American history” said Vance. “Then we are going to lead the greatest economic comeback under Donald Trump’s leadership.”
“JD was a great choice” Trump said after Vance spoke. “We are going to have a great four years” he stated, admitting “we are going to work very hard to get it all back.”
After many more thanks and calling Elon Musk a “star”, Trump gave an emotional conclusion:
“God spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country. We are going to fulfill that mission together. The task will not be easy but I will bring every ounce and spirit to the job you’ve entrusted me with. This is the most important job in the world. I will govern by a simple motto – promises made, promises kept. Nothing will stop me from keeping my promises to you. It’s time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us, it’s time to unite. We have to try. Success will bring us together.”
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