Election 2024 updates: With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states
The final electoral college count is Trump: 312, Harris: 226.
Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.
Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.
Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.
Key Headlines
- With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states
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- Trump to meet with Biden Wednesday
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Walz thanks Harris for selecting him to be her running mate
Gov. Tim Walz released a statement about the election results on Wednesday night following Vice President Kamala Harris' concession speech.
He said in a post on X that the outcome was "not what we wanted" and thanked Harris for selecting him as her running mate, in a post on X.
"Campaigning at your side was the honor and privilege of my life," Walz said.
"I am grateful to the millions of Americans who joined our campaign and stood up for our greatest ideals: decency, compassion, and love of our neighbor," Walz continued.
"Now more than ever, we need you to continue fighting for those values and the country we all love," the governor said.
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team operation begins
Following the results of the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team operation has begun for his second White House term.
"In the days and weeks ahead, President Trump will be selecting personnel to serve our nation under his leadership and enact policies that make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure," Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick, co-chairs of the Trump-Vance transition team said in a statement.
"As he chooses the best people to join his team and best policies to pursue, his transition team will ensure the implementation of President Trump’s common sense agenda starting on Day 1," the co-chairs said.
Washington, D.C. mayor commits to supporting Trump transition and inauguration
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement on Wednesday that the city "will actively support the incoming Trump Administration’s transition process and the 60th Presidential Inauguration of President-elect Trump."
Bowser’s office has been working since September to prepare for Jan. 6., the day of the Electoral College vote certification, and Inauguration Day.
Her team had plans in place for either a Trump or Harris victory.
Republicans, despite their opposition to D.C. statehood, have worked with Bowser on several local initiatives including the RFK Stadium renovation. She has in recent years forged a working relationship with Republicans, particularly congressmen Jim Jordan and James Comer, as well as other lawmakers frustrated with crime in the city.
-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson
Biden to address the nation on Thursday
President Joe Biden will address the nation at 11 a.m. on Thursday from the Rose Garden, the White House said on Wednesday.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart