Tech billionaire Elon Musk is on a victory high as early trends indicate Republican challenger and former US President Donald Trump leading the race to the White House. The Tesla CEO, who has openly endorsed Trump, took to microblogging site X, also owned by him, as early projections flowed in, expressing his euphoria through a series of posts.
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Known for his witty posts, he went ahead to post the iconic picture of him holding a sink against the Oval Office background, captioned, "Let that sink in".
Musk posted “Game, set and match” as projections began to show Trump leading over Democratic opponent Kamala Harris.
Shortly after, he added another post and pinned it, “America is a nation of builders, Soon, you will be free to build,” signaling his confidence in Trump’s potential return to the White House.
Musk’s support for Trump has been financial as well as vocal. Since endorsing him in July, the Tesla CEO has reportedly contributed $118 million to Trump's political action committee. Musk, nonetheless, also faces legal challenges. Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty filed a class action lawsuit against Musk, claiming his recent $1 million-a-day giveaway for petition signatures was misleading. McAferty has alleged the contest was rigged to drive traffic to microblogging site X and collect personal data for profit, though Musk's lawyers have not yet commented.
Trump secured victories in the key battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia, winning 16 electoral votes in each, over Democratic nominee Harris. Despite Democratic hopes that increased campaign spending, canvassing efforts, and Harris rallies could flip North Carolina, Trump held onto his previous support, having also won NC in 2016 and 2020, while his victory in Georgia marks the first state to flip from the 2020 results, following his narrow loss to Biden by 11,779 votes four years ago - a number that became iconic after Trump asked Georgia officials to help him "find" enough votes to overturn the result.
Harris, the first female and South Asian American vice president, also stands to make history if elected. As the race intensifies, projections show Trump leading in 23 states, while Harris has won 11.
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