Elon Musk will spend election night with Donald Trump

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, will spend election night with Donald Trump in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago resort, he announced on X/Twitter.

Mr Musk, the owner of Tesla and X, has campaigned heavily for the Republican candidate in swing states across the country.

The Trump campaign is holding parties, including at his Mar-a-Lago home and at the Palm Beach Convention Center, for thousands of supporters.

The tech billionaire has become one of Trump’s most important supporters and has donated more than $119 million (£91.6 million) this election cycle to America PAC, the political action committee he set up to support the former president.

Mr Musk announced his support for the former president earlier this year, despite saying in 2022 it was “time for Trump to hang up his hat and ride off into the sunset”.

On Tuesday, he posted a photo of himself saying he voted in Cameron County, Texas, where some of his companies are headquartered, before heading to Florida.

On Tuesday night at the Palm Beach Convention Center, as Florida was considered a Trump victory, the crowd erupted into loud cheers.

There was never any doubt that he would retain this former swing state, which is now solidly Republican red, but that has added to the celebratory mood as early results continue to trickle out.

The crowd was a sea of ​​red Magus hats and other unique and eccentric outfits that have become a staple of Trump rallies.

Blake Marnell often wears his brick-pattern suit to Trump events, supporting the former president’s border policies and proposals.

He says he’s very optimistic that Trump’s “real success” will depend on how long his “political philosophy” lasts.

There is a party for Trump supporters near the convention site at the Hilton Hotel.

When everyone is dressed in formal wear, it creates a prom-night atmosphere, or if you’re Iowa GOP delegate Deborah Yanna, “It’s like Christmas morning.”

This is how she described the feeling of anticipation of the results.

When President Trump takes back the White House, he will “make America shine again,” she said.

She turned around and revealed her sequined jacket, which had these words written on the back.

Elsewhere, Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House chief strategist, plans to hold an election watch party tonight at the Willard Hotel, a five-star hotel in Washington, D.C., that served as a “command center” for Trump supporters seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election . election results.

Bannon was released from federal prison a week ago after serving four months behind bars for contempt of the US Congress.

Kamala Harris will host election night at Howard Universityher alma mater and historically black university in Washington, DC.