01:11Mandatory credit: Donald J. Trump for President
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump paid homage to campaign mate and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a victory rally in Florida's West Palm Beach on Wednesday morning.
"Everybody up here is great, everybody up here is very special," Trump proclaimed, at which point the crowd started shouting, 'Elon!'
The Republican candidate persisted: "Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born — Elon! You know, he is. You know, he's an amazing guy," remarking that Musk "spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning."
Trump shared that he saw the SpaceX rocket launch two weeks ago, which 'was beautiful, shiny white' but 'didn't look so pretty' when it came down. "It's like 22 stores tall, by the way; it looks a little smaller than that, but it's big," he claimed, noting that "Only Elon can do this. It must be Elon."
At the time of publication, US media reported that Trump is projected to win the election with at least 277 electoral college votes - with Kamala Harris trailing on 224. The margin of victory could be much higher, with Trump leading in many of the states still to declare.
Harris is yet to comment, while on Tuesday night her campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond announced she would speak on Wednesday as the vote count continues.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes, with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population. All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, while 270 of the 538 total are needed to win.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election, with the GOP projected to win a majority in both at the time of publication.
'A star is born, Elon!' - Trump pays tribute to Musk in victory speech
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump paid homage to campaign mate and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a victory rally in Florida's West Palm Beach on Wednesday morning.
"Everybody up here is great, everybody up here is very special," Trump proclaimed, at which point the crowd started shouting, 'Elon!'
The Republican candidate persisted: "Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born — Elon! You know, he is. You know, he's an amazing guy," remarking that Musk "spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning."
Trump shared that he saw the SpaceX rocket launch two weeks ago, which 'was beautiful, shiny white' but 'didn't look so pretty' when it came down. "It's like 22 stores tall, by the way; it looks a little smaller than that, but it's big," he claimed, noting that "Only Elon can do this. It must be Elon."
At the time of publication, US media reported that Trump is projected to win the election with at least 277 electoral college votes - with Kamala Harris trailing on 224. The margin of victory could be much higher, with Trump leading in many of the states still to declare.
Harris is yet to comment, while on Tuesday night her campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond announced she would speak on Wednesday as the vote count continues.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes, with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population. All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, while 270 of the 538 total are needed to win.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election, with the GOP projected to win a majority in both at the time of publication.
Mandatory credit: Donald J. Trump for President
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump paid homage to campaign mate and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a victory rally in Florida's West Palm Beach on Wednesday morning.
"Everybody up here is great, everybody up here is very special," Trump proclaimed, at which point the crowd started shouting, 'Elon!'
The Republican candidate persisted: "Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born — Elon! You know, he is. You know, he's an amazing guy," remarking that Musk "spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning."
Trump shared that he saw the SpaceX rocket launch two weeks ago, which 'was beautiful, shiny white' but 'didn't look so pretty' when it came down. "It's like 22 stores tall, by the way; it looks a little smaller than that, but it's big," he claimed, noting that "Only Elon can do this. It must be Elon."
At the time of publication, US media reported that Trump is projected to win the election with at least 277 electoral college votes - with Kamala Harris trailing on 224. The margin of victory could be much higher, with Trump leading in many of the states still to declare.
Harris is yet to comment, while on Tuesday night her campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond announced she would speak on Wednesday as the vote count continues.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes, with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population. All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, while 270 of the 538 total are needed to win.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election, with the GOP projected to win a majority in both at the time of publication.