NEW DELHI: As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to inch closer to the 270-mark and secures victory in three of the seven battleground states, he is currently addressing a large gathering at West Palm Beach in Florida. In his speech, he said: “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president, and your 45th president… 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.” United States House Speaker Johnson also announced Trump to be the new president-elect, news agency Reuters reported.

Harris will not address the supporters tonight in the US, but is expected to speak tomorrow, the co-chair Cedric Richmond said, CNN reported.

This came after Trump was projected as a winner in two of the seven battleground states early today. While addressing a gathering, Richmond said that the votes are yet to be counted and some states have not been called. “We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet. We will continue overnight, to fight to make sure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken,” he said.

Republican candidate Donald Trump over 30 states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky and more while Democrat Kamala Harris bagged only 19 states so far as the early projections started streaming in. The counting of ballots is underway in the remaining counties.

Trump appears to be super close to the presidency as he won three swing states including Pennsylvania and leading in others bringing his electoral votes tally to 267.

Voting is now closed, and ballots have begun counting in many. Early in-person and mail-in votes are expected to be tallied first in most states. Over 82 million people in the country took advantage of early voting to cast their ballots.