2016 race

Donald Trump Sends First Tweet as President-Elect

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is handed a sticker before casting his ballot at PS-59, in New York on Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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November 9, 2016Updated: November 9, 2016

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Donald Trump’s campaign opened and closed on Twitter.

And it didn’t take him long to address his followers after defeating Hillary Clinton on Wednesday morning.

“Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before,” he wrote.

Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2016