President Donald Trump is projected to have defeated the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden in Alaska, according to a CNN update of the US presidential results.
President Trump and Joe Biden making separate speeches. Photo by Joe Raedle/ Photo by Jim Watson Source: Getty Images The news channel stated that the Republican candidate won the three electoral college votes at stake in the state, taking his projected electoral college votes to 217.
Reuters reported that Edison Research projected on Wednesday, November 11, that Trump had won Alaska.
Meanwhile, emerging reports claim that President Donald Trump has told his close associates that he is considering contesting in the US presidential election in 2024.
Reuters, citing a source who was not named, stated that Trump told his allies that he may announce his 2024 presidential bid by the end of the year. Though the president has not openly made any statement about launching another presidential bid, several reports have claimed that he has been talking about it with his close circle.
Meanwhile, the election commissioner for Philadelphia, Al Schmidt, has debunked claims that dead persons voted during the just-concluded United States (US) presidential election. Schmidt noted that after a thorough investigation, it was discovered that there was no evidence to back up the allegations that deceased persons took part in the poll after their demise as claimed, NBC News reports.