Washington, 6 November 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Donald Trump has thanked the American people for the honour of "being elected the 45th and 47th president," as he is projected to be close to victory in a historic US presidential election.

The conservative broadcaster Fox News had already declared Republican candidate Trump the overall winner against Democrat Kamala Harris, but other media networks and US news agency AP have not done so.

Trump told supporters in Florida in the early hours of Wednesday morning that "this will be the golden age of America."

"This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again."

"We're going to help our country heal," he said.

He predicted that he could win 315 Electoral College votes - far above the 270 needed to win the presidency - and also said that he had "won the popular vote."

"America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate."

He also made a reference to one of his main campaign talking points, namely migration: "We're going to fix our borders."

Referring to the attempts on his life during the campaign, Trump said: "God spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country and restore it to greatness. We are going to fulfil that mission."

The campaign of Democrat candidate Harris said earlier that the vice president would not address supporters on election night, as the path to the White House quickly narrowed for her.

It was a good night for the Republicans as they also won control of the US Senate from the Democrats.

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