Nov 6, 2024 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Trump and Harris supporters react to presidential election results

Rebecca Falconer

Former Republican presidential candidate former President Trump arrives for an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. — Republican presidential candidate former President Trump arrives for an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

A triumphant former President Trump addressed his ecstatic supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday as he was on the cusp of defeating Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

The big picture: Trump's supporters became more excited as the election results rolled in, while Harris voters' mood turned from optimism earlier in the evening to despair by late Tuesday.

An attendee after an election night event with US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. — A Harris supporter after an election night event in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump supporters celebrate as Fox News declares him the next President of the United States during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on November 6, 2024. — Trump supporters celebrate as Fox News declares the Republican candidate the next president of the U.S. during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center early on Nov. 6. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, react as results are displayed during a "Democrats Abroad" election party on November 06, 2024 in London, England. — Harris supporters react as results are displayed during a "Democrats Abroad" election party in London, England, on Nov. 6. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

Supporters react as Fox News projects Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump is elected president during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. — Trump supporters in West Palm Beach react to Fox News' presidential race call on Nov. 6. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A supporter of US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reacts to election results during an election night event at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2024. — A Harris supporter during an election night event at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an election night event for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. — Former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an election night event for Trump at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images

Supporters attend an election night watch party by the Washington State Democrats at the Seattle Convention Center on November 05, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. — Harris supporters attend an election night watch party by the Washington State Democrats in Seattle, Washington, on Nov. 5. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather to follow the election results on a screen near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. — Trump supporters follow the election results on a screen near the Republican's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach on Nov. 5. Photo: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Harris supporters wave U.S. flags during an election night event for the Democratic presidential candidate at Howard University. Photo: Charly Triballeau//AFP via Getty Images

Editor's note: This a breaking news story and will be updated with more photos as they come in.

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