At least two majority Arab-American groups came out with statements Wednesday morning criticizing the Democrats for aligning with former Vice President Dick Cheney.

"The truth is, a Trump presidency didn’t have to be inevitable," the Abandon Harris movement said in a statement. "Democrats had every opportunity to win this election with ease."

"But instead, they chose to betray their base, to abandon the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and to align themselves with some of the darkest figures in American history—like Dick Cheney," the group assessed, referencing the former vice president who helped lead the nation through the aftermath of 9/11 and start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq more than 20 years ago.

"The Democrats made their choice, and they alone are responsible for what happened last night and the consequences it will bring to this country."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations also noted the embrace of "Cheney-era policies" — and even offered praise for former President Donald Trump's promise of peace in the Middle East.

“During the presidential campaign, President-Elect Trump made efforts to connect with Muslim voters in swing states, pledged to end bloodshed in the Gaza, and condemned the Bush/Cheney-era policies that wreaked havoc in the Muslim world," CAIR national executive director Nihad Awad said in a statement.

Former President Donald Trump has won the predominantly Arab-American city of Dearborn, Mich., according to new race results released by NBC News.

Trump earned 42.5% of the city's vote total, while Vice President Kamala Harris earned just 36%, per NBC News.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein played spoiler in that race, winning at least 18% of the ballot tally. Pro-Palestine, anti-Harris protesters had pushed supporters to vote for the third party candidate to send a message to the White House.

The former president lost the city both in 2016 to Hillary Clinton by a 32-percentage-point margin (63% to 31%), and in 2020 to Joe Biden by a 50-percentage-point margin (74% to 24%).

Vice President Kamala Harris will address her supporters at Howard University at 6 p.m.

Local Harris supporters in the DC area received invitations via text message just after 10:40 a.m. inviting them to the historically black college for "an event" with the veep.

The message signed off with unusually reverent words: "with deep appreciation - thank you."

It's unclear whether she has called former President Donald Trump yet to concede.

The 45th and soon-to-be 47th president is on track for a clean sweep of all seven swing states.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his election win Wednesday — after the former president vowed to “stop wars” in his victory speech.

“Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory!” Zelensky wrote on X. “We look forward to an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership.”

The Ukrainian lead said he spoke with Trump, 78, back in September to outline his “Victory Plan” in the war against Russia, hoping that Trump’s “peace through strength” policy will help end Moscow’s aggression.

“We are interested in developing mutually beneficial political and economic cooperation that will benefit both of our nations,” Zelensky said.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka made her first appearance of the 2024 campaign as she joined other glamorous Trump women in supporting her father on stage for his victory speech early Wednesday.

The 43-year-old, who was a key adviser during her father’s first stint in the White House, appeared alongside the rest of the Trump horde at the Palm Beach County Convention Center for the rapturous celebration.

A smiling Ivanka donned a blue velvet pantsuit as she joined the female heavy circle of support — led by Trump’s wife, Melania, and his daughter-in-law, Lara, the wife of Eric.

Trump’s other leading ladies — daughter Tiffany; granddaughter Kai; and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Jr.’s fiancée — also flanked the Republican on stage.

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CNN anchor Jake Tapper is going viral for his stunned reaction early Wednesday when told that Vice President Kamala Harris had failed to outperform President Biden’s 2020 results in a single state.

Tapper asked CNN Chief National Correspondent John King to pull up a graphic showing which states Harris had got at least 3% more votes than Biden had in the last election — just to be presented with a gray map reflecting her failure even in that.

“Holy Smokes!” Tapper gasped. “Literally nothing?”

“Literally nothing,” King confirmed.

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Republican Tim Sheehy defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Tester, flipping the seat of one of the most tightly watched races of the election cycle.

THANK YOU, MONTANA!! We The People made our voices heard, we completed our mission, and now we will secure our children’s future and save America together!!" Sheehy wrote on X.

Sheehy, a Navy SEAL, had 52.8 percent of the vote from Big Sky Country when the race was called early Wednesday morning

US stock futures, global stock markets and bitcoin are surging as the world wakes up to news of Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures soared to about 1.02%, and S&P 500 futures traded up about 1.23% early Wednesday following Trump's speech in Florida at about 2 a.m., according to the Associated Press.

The Nasdaq composite future was 1.43% higher.

The US Dollar Index traded up about 1.4% at 104.75 for the first time since August. The 10-year Treasury yield surged to around 4.43% from 4.28% on Tuesday.

Bitcoin also broke $75,000 for the first time following Trump's win.

In addition, the global market saw significant gains.

The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 Index rose about 1.43% moments after opening early Wednesday.

In morning trading, the DAX climbed about 1.3% in Germany, and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 1.9%.

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the US came close to nuclear war.

Both Russian and US diplomats say relations between the world’s two largest nuclear powers have only been worse during the depths of the Cold War.

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PEWAUKEE, Wis. — President-elect Donald Trump wins Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, reclaiming the swing state for the Republican Party after losing it to President Biden in 2020 by just 0.4 percentage points.

Trump, 78, leads Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, by 4 percentage points, with 51.3% vs. 47.3% of the vote in Wisconsin, as of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.

Returns from Milwaukee absentee ballots have not yet been reported.

That’s Trump’s biggest victory yet in the Dairy State, which he won in 2016 by less than a percentage point.

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French President Emmanuel Macron — whose own political party took a shellacking this summer — offered President-elect Donald Trump a long-distance pat on the back Wednesday morning.

"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump. Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity," Macron tweeted in English and French.