Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
President-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.
Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.
Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.
Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.
Elon Musk to spend election night with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, sources say
Elon Musk is expected to spend election night with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
As ABC News has previously reported, Trump is hosting multiple dinners at his private club tonight, including one with his close friends and large donors and another with Mar-a-Lago club members, sources have told ABC News.
Musk is expected to participate in at least one of the events taking place at Mar-a-Lago tonight, according to sources.
Nov 05, 2024, 6:54 PM GMT
President Biden to spend Election Day at White House with no public events
For the better part of 2023 and 2024, President Joe Biden plotted a course to Nov. 5, 2024. As the incumbent, the veteran politician was the presumptive Democratic nominee, clinching enough delegates in March, and locked in a tight race with former President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden walks toward the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House from Camp David, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Washington.
But instead of spending Election Day preparing for an evening speech, the president's daily schedule is empty beyond his daily briefing by aides: No public events.
The president and first lady Jill Biden will spend election night watching the election results in the White House residence with "long time aides and senior White House staff," according to a White House official.
Nov 05, 2024, 5:24 PM GMT
FBI 'aware' of 2 fabricated news clips, press releases urging not to vote and rigged inmate voting
The FBI is aware of two fabricated news clips and press releases urging people not to vote and rigged inmate voting, according to a statement they released on Tuesday morning.
"The FBI was made aware of two instances of its name and insignia being misused in promoting false narratives surrounding the election," the FBI said in a statement. "The first is a fabricated newsclip purporting to be a terrorist warning issued by the FBI. The fabricated newsclip reports falsely that the FBI purportedly stated that Americans should 'vote remotely' due to a high terror threat at polling stations. This video is not authentic and does not accurately represent the current threat posture or polling location safety. Additionally, a fabricated video containing a fabricated FBI press release alleges that the management of five prisons in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona rigged inmate voting and colluded with a political party. This video is also not authentic, and its contents are false."
This is the second such warning the FBI has given in recent days.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
Nov 05, 2024, 5:40 PM GMT
Trump arrives to polling place to cast ballot
Trump has cast his ballot in Palm Beach, Florida and says his latest presidential campaign was the best yet.
Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk after voting on Election Day at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center.
Trump arrived at the voting site around 11:30 a.m.
"I ran a great campaign. I think it was maybe the best of the three. We did great in the first one. We did much better in the second one but something happened. I would say this is the best campaign we've run," he said, standing next to his wife, Melania Trump.
