Pierre will brief reporters for the first time since President-elect Donald Trump roared to victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Election Day. Democrats are reeling from the shock loss that is projected to result in Trump winning all seven swing states and capturing the popular vote — the first time in 20 years a Republican will have done so.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is holding a press briefing Thursday afternoon after President Biden addressed the nation following the results of the 2024 election — which did not go in Democrats’ favor.

Get live updates in the Election 2024, including results and latest news as the control of the House remains undecided after Donald Trump won the presidency and GOP won control of the Senate.

Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race in an Electoral College blowout. “We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear we’ve achieved the most incredible political thing,