2.12 a.m.: Donald Trump also receives congratulations on his election victory from his first vice president Mike Pence, who became a critic. Pence wrote on the online platform X that he “sincerely congratulates” Trump and his family.
The 65-year-old Pence had tried to become the Republican presidential candidate himself. He described Trump as unfit for office.
1:43 a.m.: Former US President Barack Obama congratulated Republican Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election and emphasized the importance of a peaceful transfer of power. “This is obviously not the result we were hoping for,” the Democrat said Wednesday. “But part of living in a democracy is recognizing that our position will not always prevail and being prepared to accept a peaceful transfer of power.”
Obama called defeated Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz “two exceptional public servants who ran a remarkable campaign.”
12:30 a.m.: US President Joe Biden has praised Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, who was defeated in the US presidential election, for her “integrity” and “courage”. “What America saw today is the Kamala Harris that I know and deeply admire. She was a great partner and public servant full of integrity, courage and character,” Biden said on Wednesday after his vice president’s speech at Howard University in Washington .
0.24 a.m.: Election winner Donald Trump has accepted US President Joe Biden’s invitation to the White House. The meeting should take place “soon,” said a spokesman for the Republican. President-elect appreciates Biden’s call.
Biden congratulated Trump on his election victory by phone and extended the invitation. Trump ran against the Democrat in the 2020 election and lost, but has not accepted the defeat to this day. At that time, Trump not only did not invite Biden to the White House, but also stayed away from his inauguration.
