US election 2024: Donald Trump wins key battleground states

Donald Trump has won three of seven key battleground states set to determine the presidency.

The former president has won Pennsylvania, where 94 per cent of the votes has been counted.

He has also all-but secured North Carolina, where 92 per cent of the vote has been counted. CNN has also called Georgia for Trump, with more than 95 per cent of votes counted.

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Trump is also ahead in the other swing states — Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin, while the vote count is yet to start in Nevada.

Earlier, Trump said he was confident after his final efforts in the must-win state of North Carolina, which offers 16 electoral college votes.

Barack Obama secured the state in 2008 but ever since, Republicans have taken a narrow lead in every election.

In Pennsylvania, which is worth 19 college votes, was singled out by Trump as one of his most sought-after states.

He has already told a US radio station if he wins Pennsylvania, he wins “the whole deal”.

The former president called into US radio presenter Rich Zeoli to declare if he wins Pennsylvania, he wins “the whole deal”.

He also urged Republicans to “stay in line”.

“We’re going to make this country greater than ever before, but you have to stay in line,” he said, according to CNN.

“And don’t let them slow ball you. You have an absolute legal right and get that vote in because if we win Pennsylvania, if we win the good old Commonwealth, we’re going to win the whole thing. We win everything.”