Welp. That happened. Former President Donald Trump declared victory in the presidential race in the early hours of Wednesday morning. As of 3 am Wednesday, The Associated Press had not officially called the race, but it had declared Trump the winner of three crucial swing states: North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania, effectively cutting off any path to victory for Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats did see a few wins down ballot. Erin Ryan, co-host of the Crooked podcast ‘Hysteria,’ joins Jane to break down some of the election results.
It's Wednesday, November 6th.
I'm Jane Costen.
And I'm Erin Ryan.
And this is what a day.
The show that is disappointed but not surprised.
A lot of races have been called, not the race for president.
What is clear is that at 3am Eastern, former President Donald Trump has overperformed his margins from four years ago.
According to the Associated Press, he's won at least three swing states, North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
And he remains ahead in the blue wall states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Fox has called the election for Trump, but as of this recording, the Associated Press has not.
Early Wednesday, Trump declared victory.
I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.
Unpleasant Trump thanked his running mate, Ohio Senator J.D.
vance, who addressed the audience at the Palm Beach Convention Center.
And I think that we just witnessed the greatest comeback in the history of the United States of America.
And under President Trump's leadership, we're never going to stop fighting for you.
By the time Trump declared victory, the crowd at Vice President Kamala Harris watch party at Howard University had long dispersed.
We haven't heard from Harris yet.
Speaking Tuesday night before some of the big calls, her campaign co chair Cedric Richmond addressed her supporters.
We still have votes to count.