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Former President Donald Trump is preparing to speak to supporters at an election watch party, but his opponent, Vice President Kamala, will not address the crowd gathered at her campaign headquarters.
Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond announced just before 1 a.m. ET that the Democratic nominee would not speak at Howard University (HU) as previously anticipated.
"We still have votes to count. 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 spoke," Richmond told those who had gathered at Harris' alma mater on Tuesday. "So, you won't hear from the vice president tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow. She will be back here tomorrow to address not only the HU family, not only to address her supporters but to address the nation."
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Attendees were then told to head for the exits.
The update came just after the networks called Georgia, one of the seven key battleground states, for Trump. The former president was also declared the winner of North Carolina earlier in the evening. With 246 electoral votes as of 1 a.m. ET, Trump still needs 24 electoral votes to clinch the presidency. Harris has 187 electoral votes at this time.
Shortly after Georgia was called, Trump departed Mar-a-Lago to address his supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. He is reportedly traveling there with his family and top campaign leadership team.
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Before Trump took the stage, Fox News called Pennsylvania for Trump, putting him 3 electoral votes shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency. Hundreds of supporters cheered at the convention center when the call was made.
David Axelrod, a former Obama advisor, said on CNN before the call in the Keystone State, "Part of democracy is to honor the will of the people. To honor its institutions. I imagine that is what the Vice President is going to do."
In Washington, D.C., Harris supporters were seen leaving the watch party at Howard in tears. Although the night began jubilantly, the mood dampened in the final hours of the night as results continued to roll in—and not in Harris' favor.
Harris' absence at her own campaign party reminded observers of the 2016 election when Democrat Hillary Clinton chose not to speak at her party in New York's Javits Center after it was clear Trump would win.
Although Trump still needs 3 electoral votes to take the White House, his win in Pennsylvania will leave Harris with no path to the presidency.
Update 11/06/24 1:40 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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