Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a victory celebration in Florida early Wednesday morning his election to a second term amounted to “a magnificent victory for the American people.”
Trump addressed the crowd gathered at the Palm Beach County Convention Center at 2:30 a.m. ET after winning three crucial swing states – North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
The former president, who defeated then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to win election in 2016 and lost to then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2020, surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed for re-election at 5:34 a.m. ET Wednesday.
During the 25-minute speech, Trump said the campaign “overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible,” alluding to two assassination attempts while campaigning during the summer.
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Trump acceptance speech: Victory ‘will allow us to make America great again’
Joining Trump on stage during the speech: wife Melania Trump, sons Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Barron Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, vice presidential candidate JD Vance and Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Trump, who campaigned on immigration and the economy, said during his second term, he would “fix our borders” and “fix everything about our country.”
During the speech, Trump also promised “to help our country heal.”
“This will truly be the golden age of America,” Trump said. “This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again.”
Watch his full speech above.
Contributing: Reuters.
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