US election: Trump claims victory in speech to supporters

Donald Trump appeared poised to win the US presidential election, needing just three electoral votes to become the 47th president. Speaking in Palm Beach, said he achieved a victory "the US has never seen." DW has more.

Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump has won the first three battleground states to report results in the 2024 US presidential election and claimed to have beaten Vice President Kamala Harris in the overall election.

Trump won in the closely fought swing states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and needs just three electoral votes to become the 47th US president. 

Vice President Kamala Harris and her supporters' attention is now focused on the "blue wall" states of Michigan and Wisconsin. 

Here's a roundup of the latest developments in the race for the White House on November 6, 2024: