Inside Donald Trump’s election night event in midtown Manhattan, the crowd is getting ready to paint the town as red as the country is starting to look.
With returns showing the GOP nominee winning in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina — states he needs to clinch the White House — an elated sea of people in red Make America Great Again hats is preparing itself for a victory that would fundamentally alter the United States.
Bellows of joy have become a recurrent norm here, with the occasional chant of “USA! USA! USA!” whenever a state is called for Trump.
Carol Minor cheers during Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown on November 8, 2016, in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
“They said he couldn’t do it and he’s doing it,” one supporter says. “We are proving all the mainstream media — and especially that Clinton News Network wrong.”
More than anything, there is a sense of vindication from these Trump backers. It’s too soon to tell who will win this election, but for the moment, they feel their fate hangs in the balance, with their leader primed to deliver on his vow of taking them to their political promised land.
— Eric Cortellessa
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