The Republican candidate has been projected to win the keys to the White House for his second term after securing gains in three key swing states, including Pennsylvania.
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00:00Waiting on the final votes to come in, it appears Republican nominee Donald Trump won
00:06the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
00:10After a nail-biting night in Europe, projections show he won the key swing state of Pennsylvania
00:16and its accompanying electoral votes, putting him over the finish line.
00:21We're going to help our country heal.
00:25We're going to help our country heal.
00:26We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly.
00:33We're going to fix our borders.
00:34We're going to fix everything about our country.
00:37One of the most narrowly won states in both 2016 and 2020, Pennsylvania was considered
00:44a must-win state for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
00:48Trump made inroads in traditionally Democratic-leaning states, blocking Harris' path to the U.S.
00:54presidency.
00:55Harris had initially projected a knife-edge battle in the voting stations, but Trump ultimately
01:01dramatically outperformed expectations.
01:03The billionaire businessman won other key swing states like Georgia and North Carolina,
01:09whose electoral college votes helped him to be re-elected as the U.S.'s head for his
01:13second term.