“Game, set and win,” billionaire Elon Musk said today as Republican Donald Trump was expected to defeat his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the US presidential election.

The phrase, which Musk used on X, the social media platform he owns, is often used after a tennis match to indicate that a competitor has won.

Game, set and win

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024

Musk has endorsed Trump and said earlier today that he planned to spend election night with the former US president.

Musk, the world's richest man, has poured his millions into supporting the Republican presidential candidate since endorsing him in July. He has also reportedly donated at least $118 million to his political action committee, an organization that raises money for elections.

Trump, 79, has promised to make the United States the “Bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world” and tasked Musk with a comprehensive audit of government waste.

Donald Trump expands lead over Kamala Harris

Donald Trump has captured several strongholds, including Florida, while Kamala Harris has captured several eastern states. US broadcasters have predicted that Trump will win 23 states and his 60-year-old rival 11.

He is also ahead in six of the seven swing states that hold the key to the White House. North Carolina was voted for Trump and he is also ahead in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia. There is no information yet for the swing states Nevada.

As for the Electoral College numbers that will decide the winner of this election, the former president is ahead by 230 votes while Harris lags behind by 187 votes. Each candidate is aiming for the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes.

The 2024 US presidential election is historic because if Harris, the Indian-American and first female vice president, wins, she would be the first Black woman and South Asian American to win the presidency.

On the other hand, if U.S. voters elected Trump, the only president to be impeached twice and the first former president to be criminally convicted, he would be the first president in more than a century to win non-consecutive terms.