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US Presidential Elections. The Main Thing to Know by This Hour
06.11.2024 07:50
Residents of the United States are choosing the country's president. According to the latest data, Donald Trump is in the lead.
By the way, the eccentric Republican has already voted in Palm Beach County, Florida.
He was there at the site with his wife Melania Trump, CNN reported.
Donald Trump's Statement
While the Democrat Kamala Harris, who is losing to the former head of state, said that she voted by mail.
Well, her competitor, as the portal “TUT NOVOSTI” writes , stated: if he loses, he will admit defeat, but only if he is defeated in a fair fight.
According to Trump, at the time of his vote, the election situation was quite normal – “so far everything is fair.”
He also suggested that his supporters will not organize riots after the elections this time, as they did in 2020, when they stormed the Capitol.
By the way, Trump still does not admit his defeat in the last elections. And regarding the current campaign, he said the following:
I feel very confident. I heard that we are doing well everywhere. It looks like we have a significant lead.
According to the politician, these presidential elections were the best for his team.
Who do Americans vote for?
As of 7 a.m. on November 6, Belarusian time, Donald Trump is in the lead.
After 48% of the ballots were processed, he had 50.1% of the votes, while Kamala Harris had 48.9%.
And in the Electoral College, Trump received 212 of the required 270 votes. His competitor's preliminary result was 111.
It is also known that the Republican has taken the lead in Pennsylvania, one of the most important swing states.
By the way, he said he knew about “massive fraud” in this state.
The New York Times estimates the probability of Trump's victory to be very high - 88%.
Situation by States
The former White House occupant is reported to be leading in Arizona and Iowa, while Harris is winning in Washington and Vermont.
As for the swing states, Trump is leading in six of the seven (Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina).
The media writes that he has a significant advantage in Ohio, Nebraska, Louisiana, Wyoming, South and North Dakota, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Polls have already closed in most states, with preliminary results available in all but Nevada.
The publications also draw attention to the fact that during the elections, about 30 messages with threats of false bombs were recorded.
