'A star is born, Elon': Donald Trump thanks billionaire supporter in victory speech

Donald Trump called Tesla CEO Elon Musk a ‘star’ as he addressed his supporters in Florida after winning a landslide victory, paving the way for him to become America’s 47th president.

Musk, who has endorsed and backed Trump all along, received a specific shoutout in Trump’s speech as he expressed gratitude to the billionaire. The Republican leader said, “We have a new star, a star is born: Elon. He’s an amazing guy. We were sitting together tonight. You know, he spent two weeks in Philadelphia, in different parts of Pennsylvania, campaigning.”

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Musk spent the election night with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Earlier today, the Tesla CEO had already started posting on X appreciating Trump as he was leading in most states.

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The leader also said “I love you, Elon” as he praised the billionaire.

US networks have called the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina for the 78-year-old, and he led the Democratic vice president in the others although they have not been called yet.

Gloom swiftly descended on Harris’s camp.

“You won’t hear from the vice president tonight but you will hear from her tomorrow,” Cedric Richmond, Harris campaign co-chair, told a watch party in Washington as supporters left.

In a further blow to Democrats, Trump’s Republican Party also seized control of the Senate, flipping two seats to overturn a narrow Democratic majority.

With inputs from agencies

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