Trump will take Michigan, ABC News projects
Donald Trump will carry Michigan's 15 electoral votes, ABC News projects. Trump's total electoral count stands at 294.
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.
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Donald Trump will carry Michigan's 15 electoral votes, ABC News projects. Trump's total electoral count stands at 294.
Vice President Kamala Harris will speak today at 4 p.m. ET from Howard University in Washington, D.C., following her election loss.
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley congratulated former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and called on Vice President Kamala Harris to concede the election.
"You can't just talk about unity in a campaign, you have to show it regardless of the outcome," Haley wrote in a post on X.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey Walsh
George W. Bush weighed in on the election results on Wednesday morning, congratulating Trump and thanking President Biden and VP Harris for their service.
"I congratulate President Trump on his election as 47th President of the United States of America, as well as Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and their families.
I also thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for their service to our country.
The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and the strength of our democratic institutions. Laura and I are grateful to the election officials, poll workers, and volunteers who oversaw a free, fair, safe, and secure election."