RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 04: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. With one day left before the general election, Trump is campaigning for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(Image: Getty Images)

U.S. election results: Trump set to be president again after officially being declared winner

by · RSVP Live

Former US President, Donald Trump, has officially won the U.S. Presidential election.

Pundits believed it would be a close race, but Trump secured the key battleground states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.

Kamala Harris has won 224 electoral college votes, while Trump has won 277. 270 electoral college votes are needed to win.

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In every state that has counted the majority of its votes, Trump improved on his 2020 performance, according to the New York Times. He has flipped Georgia and Pennsylvania from blue to red and he needed one more state to win, with Wisconsin being the one which led him to victory. That state reported their official results shortly before 11am Irish time.

At 7.30am Irish time, Mr Trump addressed supporters at Trump HQ, West Palm Beach, Florida, the Irish Mirror reports.

"Well, I want to thank you very much - this was a movement like no one saw ever before," said Trump.

"And now it's going to reach a new level of importance. It's going to help our country heal - we are going to fix our country.

He added: “This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again.”

"We overcame obstacles that no one thought possible. It's a political victory that our country has never seen before. I want to thank the American people for being elected the 47th, and 45th, president. I will fight for every citizen. This will truly be the golden age of America that will allow us to make America great again."

“Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve, and that you deserve.”

Kamala Harris has not yet addressed her supporters amid her loss.

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embraced by second gentleman Doug Emhoff after she spoke at a campaign rally on the Ellipse on October 29, 2024 in Washington, DC.(Image: Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Taoiseach Simon Harris has congratulated Trump on his impending victory. "Congratulations to US President-elect [Donald Trump] on your victory.

"The people of the United States have spoken and Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations in the years ahead."