Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As election results continue to come in, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shared a moment alone with his wife at their Trump Tower apartment, “taking this in,” one source told ABC News.
He began the evening at Trump Tower with Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and their campaign team, watching the results come in.
Senior level sources told ABC News that Trump, who spent most of the night at campaign headquarters in Trump Tower, then went upstairs to his apartment to be alone with his wife, Melania Trump.
“He needed a moment. He is taking this in,” one source with direct knowledge told ABC News. The source said Trump Tower is “exploding.”
Later, Donald Trump will head to the nearby Hilton Midtown for his election night party.
At the hotel tonight, supporters donning red “Make America great again” hats were singing, smiling and shouting after Trump was projected to win the battleground states of Ohio, North Carolina and Florida. Supporters chanted “President Trump!” and sang “God Bless America.”
The election night party features a $7,000 cake bust of the candidate.
And on the stage are two red “Make America great again” hats ensconced in glass cases.
Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said earlier this evening that he was “energized and optimistic.”
Senior sources described the mood in Trump Tower as “intense” and “fireworks.” One source told ABC News the mood was “buoyant.”
Another source told ABC News, “We have a shot.”
Trump’s rival, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, is watching the results with her family just a block away from Trump Tower at the Peninsula hotel. She’ll later head to the Javits Center for her election night party.
Trump told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum earlier today, “I feel good about tonight.”
“We’ll have to see what happens, but we’re getting very good numbers coming out, and we’ll see,” he said. “Who knows? But I think we are going to do very well.”
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