(NewsNation) — Current U.S. President Joe Biden will address the nation Thursday morning in the Rose Garden following Republican former President Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election.
Trump’s win means Republicans will regain control of the White House four years after they lost to Biden in 2020. The GOP also won control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, though the fate of the House of Representatives still hangs in the balance.
Trump showed an early lead as polls started closing Tuesday evening in the East Coast with the “red mirage.” He had early wins in swing states like Georgia and North Carolina. Pennsylvania ultimately gave him the final electoral votes to seize the 270 needed to secure the presidency.
Biden called Trump and congratulated the President-elect on his victory and emphasized a smooth transition of power, extending an invitation to the White House.
At 78 years old Trump will become the oldest president to be elected to the White House. Biden previously held that title, as he was 77.
During Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ concession speech, she promised a peaceful transfer of power to Trump, and urged supporters to keep fighting for the ideals of her campaign at the ballot box, in the courts and in the public square.
NewsNation’s Cassie Buchman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.