DONALD Trump has broken his cover to speak to supporters after all but winning the election with sweeping swing state gains.
The former president has taken to the stage to address crowds of fans in Florida after leaving his star-studded watch party at luxury resident Mar-a-Lago.
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Fans of the Republican nominee gathered outside the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the early hours.
It came after the former president bagged sweeping gains with a projected win in swing state North Carolina and Georgia before 1am local time.
Outlets including Fox News soon followed by calling Pennsylvania for Trump just before 2am ET.
North Carolina and Georgia both offer 16 electoral college votes, with 19 in vital Pennsylvania.
Trump needed 23 electoral college votes from the remaining swing states, while Harris needed 60 to hit the finish line of 270.
Winning Pennsylvania took him to just three votes shy of his target after bagging one in Maine – all but guaranteeing his path to the White House.
The mood drastically changed in the two camps in recent hours – with reports of “silence” at the Democrat’s campaign HQ, in contrast to a party atmosphere at resort Mar-a-Lago.
Pictures from the Harris camp in DC showed downcast voters amid reports of a “silent” atmosphere as early celebrations wound down.
Meanwhile fans deserted the arena grounds in the early hours – as a Trump victory looked more and more likely.
Fox News reported that Harris’ press spokesperson has told staff not to talk to the media.
A CNN reporter at the Harris campaign HQ in Washington DC said that they were getting “silence” from the Harris team.
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It comes as…
Kamala Harris is not expected to speak to supporters tonight – with her campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond saying “we still have votes to count”.
Speaking to the audience gathered at Harris’ election night party at Howard University, Richmond said: “We still have states that have not been called yet.
“We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken.
“So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight but you will hear from her tomorrow.”
Republicans have reclaimed control of the US Senate – bagging seats in West Virginia and Ohio.
The Democratic party has long controlled over three-quarters of the seats in both the House and Senate.
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