Trump 'very closely tracking' which CEOs, world leaders are calling to congratulate him: CNN

Officials all over the world — from Europe to South America to the Middle East — paid close attention to the United States' 2024 presidential race, which found President-Elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris on Election Night. Trump not only won the electoral vote, but also, national vote counting indicates that he may have won the popular vote as well.

According to CNN, Trump has been "very closely tracking" which CEOs and foreign leaders have called to congratulate him on his victory.

European leaders who have congratulated Trump so far include, among others, French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Trump was also congratulated by Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Rutte said, "I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO."

Trump, however, has been highly critical of NATO and even threatened to pull the United States out of the alliance. President Joe Biden, in contrast, has bragged about NATO being expanded under his watch.

On CNN, reporter Alayna Treene told host Erin Burnett, "As for today, I am told Donald Trump is laying low, for the most part. We know he has been taking calls with a series of people who are congratulating him. One thing to note about that is that, clearly, we have seen foreign leaders publicly reach out and congratulate him online, but they have also been calling him, as have CEOs."

Treene continued, "Donald Trump's campaign is closely tracking who is reaching out and when. Because remember, Donald Trump values loyalty, and many times, above all else. And so, this something they are watching very closely throughout the course of this day."

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