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Jubilant Trump supporters rejoice in Florida as election results roll in

Jubilant supporters cheered and danced as Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential race at a Florida event early Wednesday, despite major news networks refraining from calling the election.

With arms raised in celebration, 68-year-old Ted Sarvanis told AFP he felt โ€œextraordinary,โ€ adding, โ€œThis is the greatest American political story in the history of the country.โ€

Sarvanis was near the stage where Trump had just delivered a victory speech, even as Fox News was the only major network to project the result of Tuesdayโ€™s vote at that moment. Trump, alongside his vice presidential pick J.D. Vance, spoke of a โ€œpolitical victory that our country has never seen before,โ€ signaling his potential return to the White House.

In stark contrast, a Howard University event for Kamala Harris saw the Democratโ€™s supporters heading home disheartened, with campaign officials announcing the vice president would not be speaking that night. โ€œI am scared, I am anxious now,โ€ Charlyn Anderson, a supporter, said earlier in the evening. โ€œWe wonโ€™t give up until itโ€™s done, but Iโ€™m scared.โ€

As the night progressed, Trumpโ€™s numbers surged in the crucial battleground states. With three of the seven key states leaning in his favor, he moved closer to securing a victory.

At the Trump rally, supporters in formal suits and dresses mingled with die-hard fans sporting leather vests emblazoned with the former presidentโ€™s name. Many attendees wore Trumpโ€™s signature red โ€œMake America Great Againโ€ hats.

โ€œI feel relieved. I was a little bit scared, because you never know how things are going to turn out,โ€ said 45-year-old Stacy Kurtz.