Donald Trump declares victory as he addresses jubilant supporters

America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he says to cheering crowds

The Republican has picked up the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, leaving Kamala Harris with only a narrow path to victory

Just before Trump began speaking, Fox News projected that he had won the election; other US TV networks are yet to do so

A return to the White House would be an extraordinary comeback for Trump after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020

Harris says she won’t speak today, as dejected supporters left her watch party earlier

Meanwhile, Republicans are projected to have taken back the Senate

Trump says he survived assassination attempt ‘for a reason’

Trump just briefly mentioned the assassination attempt made on him in July, which he survived after a bullet grazed his ear at a campaign rally.

He tells the crowd his life was “saved for a reason” – a suggestion that was made throughout his campaign.

Trump says he’ll bring “every ounce of spirit and fight” to the White House, and that being president is the “most important job in the world”. As a reminder, Trump has declared victory but he has not yet reached the required number of Electoral College votes. He is currently four shy.

He adds that he’ll run his government on the motto: “Promises made, promises kept.”

And that’s that – as is customary with Trump speeches, YMCA is played as he leaves the stage.

BBC