A partisan mood has emerged at Mar-a-Lago as presidential election results continue to indicate that Donald Trump could retake the White House.
As the former president won a wave of states early Tuesday evening and was poised to regain several swing states he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, Trump’s camp said they were “confident” of victory.
Footage from the event showed a relaxed Trump chatting with Elon Musk and Dana White, while guests shared a number of smiling selfies from the Mar-a-Lago ballroom.
But while Trump’s camp appears to be in good spirits, Kamala Harris’ election party reportedly went “silent” as the results came in around midnight.
There was a festive atmosphere at Mar-a-Lago’s election night party, as footage from the event showed a relaxed Trump chatting with Elon Musk and Dana White.
Attendees at Trump’s election night event including RFK Jr. (center), shared smiling selfies as promising results poured in from across the country
Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba (center) appeared cheerful at the event
Supporters waved flags and set off fireworks outside Mar-a-Lago
Kamala Harris supporters break down in tears as they react to early election night results at vice president’s watch party at Howard University
The election night party at Mar-a-Lago saw a number of Trump allies and GOP influencers pouring in the results, with Musk also bringing one of his 11 children to the event.
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba all shared smiling photos from the party.
Trump’s early dominance in Tuesday night’s presidential race was cemented shortly before midnight when he was projected as the winner of the first swing state, North Carolina.
With results in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan also showing Trump had leads in the evening, Trump’s camp seemed confident.
And supporters who couldn’t send an invitation to Trump’s election night watch party, with fireworks and waving flags outside his Florida estate in anticipation of a possible victory.
Elon Musk brought one of his 11 children to Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (center) with Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville (right) and Ohio Senator Mike Lee (left)
Trump’s former press secretary and current Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee-Sanders (center) smiled at the party
But as Republicans felt poised for victory, CNN anchor Abby Phillip reported before 11 p.m. that Kamala Harris’ party felt the race was slipping away.
“I think the key word is silence,” Phillips reported. “Not much is said because the Harris team seems to be looking for bright spots on the map as these results come in very, very slowly.”
As results continued to roll in late Tuesday night, Harris’ camp conceded that the “blue wall” of states including Pennsylvania and Michigan would be critical to any victory.
Harris’ campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon reportedly sent a memo to staff assuring them that they still had a path to victory, and that with the margins so small and so slow to come in “we’ll see each other tomorrow ‘.