REPORTAGE – At the Republican candidate’s headquarters, MAGA activists welcome the results of the American presidential election by dancing, while their champion has flipped two pivotal states and enjoys a lead in the other five.
Joyful rock music pulsated this Tuesday evening in the huge hall of the West Palm Beach convention center, where supporters of Donald Trump listened while dancing as the partial results of the presidential election fell, which were displayed on large screens television channels CNN and Fox News. Spirits were high. «USA, USA»shouted the room. Everywhere in the swing states, Trump seemed to have the upper hand, with the exception of Michigan. At 11:24 p.m., excitement grew when his victory in North Carolina was announced. Commentators highlighted the extent to which he had succeeded in mobilizing his base, but also, undoubtedly, in broadening it. “Trump will fix (the country)!” »said a huge poster plastered on one of the walls of the vast room. A few kilometers away, in its “kingdom” from Mar A Lago, the president, surrounded by his family and Elon Musk, also followed the evening, which seemed to take him towards victory.
At 23.45 he was in the lead everywhere…
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