Trump's supporters – Rogan, Ackman, Portnoy – celebrate the election victory

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Following Wednesday morning's election victory, a series of congratulatory messages were sent in support of Donald Trump, including from a handful of billionaire Trump supporters and his celebrity supporters.

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Mark Cubana Harris supporter and critic of Musk and Trump, congratulated Trump and said, “You won fair and square,” while also congratulating Musk.

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Trump praised Musk for his campaign efforts in his campaign speech, calling the Tesla CEO a “super genius” and saying a “new star has been born.” Musk threw his support — and money — behind Trump this summer after the Republican presidential candidate was the victim of an assassination attempt. Since then, Musk has become one of Trump's most outspoken supporters, speaking at his rallies and demonstrating for the former president at several town halls in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Musk gave more than $118 million to his own Trump-supporting super PAC, America PAC, in the run-up to the election. His super PAC also gave away several $1 million checks to randomly selected swing state voters who signed a petition on America PAC's website. The $1 million prizes were challenged in court by the Philadelphia district attorney, but a city judge declined to issue an injunction blocking the raffles.

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The Associated Press called the presidential election for Trump on Wednesday morning, shortly after he won the electoral votes in Wisconsin, pushing his tally to 277. Trump declared victory before the Associated Press called the race, telling his supporters, “This was the greatest political movement ever.” His victory followed a series of victories in other swing states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina .

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We estimate Musk's net worth at $264.7 billion, making him the richest person in the world. Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, is worth $8.9 billion. Luckey is worth $2.4 billion and Cuban is worth $5.7 billion.

Further reading

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Here's when to expect the Trump-Harris election results in the seven key swing states (Forbes)