Trump's surprising gains in Georgia leave CNN reeling
Donald Trump is edging closer to securing victory in the US presidential election. The politician is gaining ground in key states, such as Georgia. The news that Trump was leading there left CNN presenter Jake Tapper visibly stunned, and his expression conveyed surprise.
Donald Trump is edging closer to winning the US presidential election. The vote count is still ongoing, but the latest forecasts from the "New York Times" suggest that the former president has a 90 percent chance of returning to the White House.
Trump is gaining ground in key states. It is already clear that he has captured North Carolina among the so-called swing states. According to the latest forecasts, Georgia is also leaning in his favour. The vote count is still underway in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, but the Republican candidate is also leading in these states.
Elections in the USA. Georgia votes for Trump. Reaction in the CNN studio
The announcement that Donald Trump is leading in Georgia prompted an immediate reaction in the CNN studio. Presenter Jake Tapper appeared stunned as he saw that support for the Republican reached as high as 54 per cent.
Political director David Chalian relayed this information to Tapper. Four years ago, post-election polls indicated that Joe Biden led Trump among independent voters by nine percentage points. However, there has now been a complete reversal—Trump leads by eleven percentage points among this crucial voter group in Georgia. This marks a 20 percentage point swing in favour of the former president.
Wow! - exclaimed the astonished presenter upon seeing this data.
When Biden won in Georgia in 2020, he became the first Democratic candidate to do so since 1992, when the state predominantly supported Bill Clinton. Tapper was not the only one surprised by this result. Voting in the USA concluded at 7:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time.
