Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, cast his vote on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, alongside his wife, Melania Trump. The ex-president voted at the Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach early in the morning, shortly after the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. local time.
"We ran a fantastic campaign. I believe this might be our best one yet. We did great in the first, even better in the second, but then something happened. I'd say this is the best campaign we've run," Trump told the press at the voting center, not far from his Mar-a-Lago residence. "I'm feeling very confident," he added. "I've heard we're doing remarkably well everywhere," he stated.
Trump also criticized the lengthy vote-counting process due to the use of machines, contrasting it with the speedy French elections. In his speech, he reiterated his criticism of the vote-counting delays, pointing out the resources spent on these machines.
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance Votes in Ohio
Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance also voted in person at his polling station in Cincinnati. The senator arrived at the St. Anthony of Padua Church with his wife, Usha, and their children, exuding a positive demeanor. After voting for the Trump-Vance ticket, he told reporters, "I'm grateful to everyone participating in this great tradition of American democracy. I'm feeling positive about this race."
Kamala Harris's Voting Experience
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mentioned on Sunday that she voted by mail and expressed confidence that her ballot would reach California, where she's registered. "My ballot is on its way to California, and I'm going to trust the system," she said from Detroit, a key state in this election. "The systems in place for this election have integrity. They are good systems, and the people's vote will determine the outcome," Harris stated, affirming the electoral system's integrity.
Meanwhile, during a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, one of the pivotal states, Donald Trump once again attacked the U.S. voting system. He pointed out that in some areas, voters aren’t required to show identification before voting, lamenting the slow counting process. "The world is laughing at our electoral system," Trump claimed, continuing to cast doubt on the results' legitimacy, a stance he similarly took in 2020 regarding mail-in voting.
As of Saturday, over 75 million people had already voted in the U.S. elections, accounting for more than 48% of the total votes cast in the 2020 presidential election, where 154.6 million Americans participated.