Election briefing: Kamala Harris watch party falls silent as Trump speaks of golden age in America

As the clock ticked toward 3am on Wednesday morning on the US east coast, three of the seven swing states – Georgia, North Carolina, and, crucially, Pennsylvania – had been called for Donald Trump, putting him within spitting distance of 270 electoral college votes. The Republican candidate currently has 267 electoral college votes. On a stage in West Palm Beach, Trump declared victory and pledged to bring a “golden age” to the United States. Earlier on Wednesday, the mood at the Kamala Harris campaign party at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington DC shifted from jubilant to quiet as

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